Name: A Cruising Voyage Round the World
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Author: Manwaring, G. E. ; Manwaring, G. E. ; Rogers, Captain Woodes
ISBN: 9781726163651

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Type

Physical Book

Author

Captain Woodes Rogers

G. E. Manwaring

Introduction by

G. E. Manwaring

Publisher

Createspace

Language

English

Pages

220

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

27.9 x 21.6 x 1.2 cm

Weight

0.52 kg.

ISBN13

9781726163651

Synopsis "A Cruising Voyage Round the World"

A Cruising Voyage Round the World by Captain Woodes Rogers. With Introduction and Notes by G.E.Manwaring. Woodes Rogers (c. 1679 - 15 July 1732) was an English sea captain and privateer and, later, the first Royal Governor of the Bahamas. He is known as the captain of the vessel that rescued marooned Alexander Selkirk, whose plight is generally believed to have inspired Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe. Rogers came from an affluent seafaring family, grew up in Poole and Bristol, and served a marine apprenticeship to a Bristol sea captain. His father held shares in many ships, but he died when Rogers was in his mid-twenties, leaving Rogers in control of the family shipping business. In 1707, Rogers was approached by Captain William Dampier, who sought support for a privateering voyage against the Spanish, with whom the British were at war. Rogers led the expedition, which consisted of two well-armed ships, Duke and Duchess, and was the captain of Duke. In three years, Rogers and his men went around the world, capturing several ships in the Pacific Ocean. En route, the expedition rescued Selkirk, finding him on Juan Fernandez Island on 1 February 1709. When the expedition returned to England in October 1711, Rogers had circumnavigated the globe, while retaining his original ships and most of his men, and the investors in the expedition doubled their money.

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