Prize of All the Oceans : The Dramatic True Story of Commodore Anson's Voyage Round the World

Williams, Glyn

ISBN 10: 0670891975 / ISBN 13: 9780670891979

Published by Viking Pr, New York, New York, U.S.A., 2000

About this Item

264pp including index Maps, illustrations The dramatic true story of Commodore Anson's voyage round the world and how he seized the Spanish Treasure Galleon Removable, protective mylar cover over dust jacket.

Seller Inventory # 32341

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Prize of All the Oceans : The Dramatic True Story of Commodore Anson's Voyage Round the World
• Publisher: Viking Pr, New York, New York, U.S.A.
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0670891975
• ISBN 13: 9780670891979
• Binding: Cloth Hardback
• Edition: First American Edition
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: As New
• Seller catalogs:
  • Biography
  • History

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Synopsis

The action-packed true story of Commodore Anson's legendary 1740 mission to capture a Spanish galleon on the high seas chronicles the British officer's subsequent disastrous campaign that resulted mutiny, starvation, and heroism. 17,500 first printing.

About the Author

Glyn Williams is Professor Emeritus of History at Queen Mary and Westfield College, the University of London, and specializes in the history of exploration. He is the author of The Voyages of Captain Cook, The Great South Sea: English Voyages and Encounters 1570-1750, and Ruling Britannia: A Political History of Britain 1688-1988.