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Francis Drake: Lives of a Hero Book

This is a full-blooded portrait, based on research in English and Spanish archives, of the greatest seaman of the Elizabethan age. Drake's was a life of drama in which opportunism, courage, greed, religion, international politics and luck all played a part alongside the immense sailing skill and navigational brilliance of the first man to sail his ship all the way around the world.Read More

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  • Book Description

    From the rime he was driven to sea by his family's fierce Protestantism and poverty, until his death in 1596, Sir Francis Drake led a life of drama. John Cummins looks at Drake's posthumous legend and its inspirational role throughout later centuries.

  • Product Description

    From the time he was driven to sea by his family's fierce Protestantism and poverty, until his death at sea in 1596, Sir Francis Drake led a life of drama. Here John Cummins looks at Drake's posthumous legend and its inspirational role throughout later centuries.

  • 0312163657
  • 9780312163655
  • John Cummins
  • 1 April 1997
  • St. Martin's Press
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 364
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