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In 1643 a castaway comes upon an abandoned ship anchored off a desert island. As he explores the vessel’s mysterious cargo, he revisits the events of his tempestuous youth-and limns his era’s obsession with science and navigation. Translated by William Weaver. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book

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Edition: Abridged
ISBN-10: 1559273607
ISBN-13: 9781559273602
Publisher: Audio Renaissance
Pub date: Nov 01, 1995
Also available as: Paperback and Hardcover
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