Sir Francis Drake
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Sir Francis Drake

Paperback – January 1, 1992

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Price
$39.95
Format
Paperback
Pages
353
Publisher
Touchstone Books
Publication Date
ISBN-13
978-0671758639
Dimensions
0.8 x 6.1 x 9.1 inches
Weight
1.15 pounds

Description

From Publishers Weekly No armchair admiral will want to miss this lively portrait of a man who circumnavigated the globe, became the naval nemesis of Spain's Philip II and personified Elizabethan England's coming of age as a sea power. Illustrated. Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Features & Highlights

  • Examines the life of the Elizabethan adventurer and seafarer who circumnavigated the globe and helped defeat the Spanish Armada

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The author has a healthy respect for Drake without becoming too enamored. The author points out at near the end of the book that Drake was the right man at the right time. On Drake's later expeditions (that were failures) the Spanish had fortified their holdings in the new world to a point that made it more difficult for privateers. This, however, does not detract from Drake's earlier success which would not have been accomplished by men of lesser genius.
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