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In search of a kingdom, Francis Drake, Elizabeth I, and the perilous birth of the British Empire, Laurence Bergreen

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In search of a kingdom, Francis Drake, Elizabeth I, and the perilous birth of the British Empire, Laurence Bergreen

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 415-425) and index

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individual biography

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mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

In search of a kingdom

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1240728963

Responsibility statement

Laurence Bergreen

Sub title

Francis Drake, Elizabeth I, and the perilous birth of the British Empire

Summary

"An exploration narrative of the highest order: the bestselling 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"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

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 Cádiz -- Signs and Portents -- Disdain, Revenge, Victory -- A "Top-Earning pirate"

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Francis Drake, Elizabeth I, and the perilous birth of the British Empire

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