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The Little Red Engine is very proud. It's been chosen to be part of
the Great Exhibition in London. At the Exhibition, the Little Red
Engine sees all the amazing machines on display. But who do you
think is the children's favorite?
Woodes Rogers-the man who rescued 'Robinson Crusoe'
In the history of the British at sea, the names of many of its
greatest men have long been familiar to almost everyone. For many,
however, the name Woodes Rogers may not be foremost among them. Yet
in the time of Queen Anne this master mariner, sailing from
Bristol, circumnavigated the globe in a momentous two and a half
year odyssey with his two ships-Duke and Duchess. He was an English
privateer of some repute and was successful against the Spanish,
taking several prizes in the Pacific on his epic voyage. It was he
who rescued the 'real' marooned hero of Daniel Defoe's adventure
Robinson Crusoe-Alexander Selkirk-from Juan Fernandez Island and
promptly made him captain of one of his own prize ships the
Increase. This astonishing man went on to be the first Royal
Governor of the Bahamas, held the post twice, beat off Spanish
attempts to gain influence in the region and substantially cleared
the Caribbean seas of pirates. This fascinating book combines the
research of historian Robert Leslie with Woodes Rogers own journals
to make a vital account of an extraordinary mariner from the great
age of sail. Through its pages the reader may trace Rogers' career
and voyages of the early eighteenth century which inevitably are
full of incident and interest. Available in softcover and hardcover
with dust jacket.
Woodes Rogers-the man who rescued 'Robinson Crusoe'
In the history of the British at sea, the names of many of its
greatest men have long been familiar to almost everyone. For many,
however, the name Woodes Rogers may not be foremost among them. Yet
in the time of Queen Anne this master mariner, sailing from
Bristol, circumnavigated the globe in a momentous two and a half
year odyssey with his two ships-Duke and Duchess. He was an English
privateer of some repute and was successful against the Spanish,
taking several prizes in the Pacific on his epic voyage. It was he
who rescued the 'real' marooned hero of Daniel Defoe's adventure
Robinson Crusoe-Alexander Selkirk-from Juan Fernandez Island and
promptly made him captain of one of his own prize ships the
Increase. This astonishing man went on to be the first Royal
Governor of the Bahamas, held the post twice, beat off Spanish
attempts to gain influence in the region and substantially cleared
the Caribbean seas of pirates. This fascinating book combines the
research of historian Robert Leslie with Woodes Rogers own journals
to make a vital account of an extraordinary mariner from the great
age of sail. Through its pages the reader may trace Rogers' career
and voyages of the early eighteenth century which inevitably are
full of incident and interest. Available in softcover and hardcover
with dust jacket.
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