Peter Carder's Strange Adventures Revealed

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This article casts new light on Peter Carder, one of Francis Drake's sailors during his famous voyage around the world (1577-80). His strange adventures in South America were published in Purchas His Pilgrimes (1625). By analyzing Carder's account in light of a couple of tangential narratives, major inconsistencies were revealed. His party was never attacked in the River Plate, nor was he ever held captive by the Indians there, as he claims. He distorted his own story or, most likely, it was embellished by Purchas to impress his readership. Adventures among cannibals were the essence of a riveting bestseller.
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