In search of a kingdom : Francis Drake, Elizabeth I, and the perilous birth of the British Empire
An exploration narrative of the highest order: the author of Over the Edge of the World brings alive the extraordinary life and adventures of Sir Francis Drake, whose mastery of the seas during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I changed the course of history--as a pirate raiding Spanish galleons, as the first explorer to successfully circumnavigate the globe, and as a naval hero who defeated the Spanish Armada and reshaped the global order
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- ISBN: 9780062875358
- Physical Description xviii, 440 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Edition First edition.
- Publisher [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2021.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | The Island and the Empire -- The Monarch and the Mystic -- "Contrary Winds and Foul Weather" -- Traitor -- Golden Hind -- "The Most Mad Seas" -- "Cruel Courtesy" -- Treasure Fleet -- Cacafuego -- Life among the Miwok -- Deliverance -- Unbroken Blue Water -- Return and Reward -- The Dragon Arrives -- Two Queens, One Throne -- Raid on Caadiz -- Signs and Portents -- Disdain, Revenge, Victory -- A "Top-Earning pirate". |
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