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Sir Francis Drake
John Sugden
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Description for Sir Francis Drake
Paperback. More than four hundred years after his death, Sir Francis Drake remains one of the legendary figures of history. His attacks on Spanish cities and ships transformed his private war into a struggle for survival between Protestant England and Catholic Spain. His exploits marked the emergence of England as a major maritime nation. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8pp b/w plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 282.
How well do you know the life of one of Britain’s great maritime heroes?
Discover the truth behind a man who remains a legendary figure of history more than four hundred years after his death.
Sir Francis Drake’s career is one of the most colourful on record. The most daring of the corsairs who raided the West Indies and Spanish Main, he led the English into the Pacific, and cirumnavigated the world to bring home the Golden Hind laden with Spanish treasure. His attacks on Spanish cities and ships transformed his private war into a struggle for ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781844137626
SKU
V9781844137626
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99-99
About John Sugden
Dr John Sugden has pursued a busy trans-Atlantic career as a lecturer, senior research fellow and writer. He is the author of a series of acclaimed articles and books, including Tecumseh: A Life, which won the Distinguished Book Award of the American Society for Military History, and Blue Jacket, which won the Ohioana Award, Nelson: A Dream of Glory, and, ... Read more
Reviews for Sir Francis Drake
Excellent...It deserves to become the standard Drake life. His scholarship is impeccable
Frank McLynn
Sunday Telegraph
Excellent...he gives us throughout a highly sympathetic though not unbalanced portrait of a remarkable man
Linda Colley The scope of his book, and the skill with which he handles generally unreliable sources, is impressive...The accounts of the circumnavigation, the attack ... Read more
Frank McLynn
Sunday Telegraph
Excellent...he gives us throughout a highly sympathetic though not unbalanced portrait of a remarkable man
Linda Colley The scope of his book, and the skill with which he handles generally unreliable sources, is impressive...The accounts of the circumnavigation, the attack ... Read more