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In search of a kingdom [text (large print)] : Francis Drake, Elizabeth I, and the perilous birth of the British Empire / Laurence Bergreen.
Title:
In search of a kingdom [text (large print)] : Francis Drake, Elizabeth I, and the perilous birth of the British Empire / Laurence Bergreen.
ISBN:
9780063062979
Personal Author:
Edition:
First Harper Large Print edition.
Publication Information:
New York, NY : Harper Large Print, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2021]
©2021
Physical Description:
xviii, 599 pages (large print) : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Contents:
Island and the Empire -- 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 -- Dragon Arrives -- Two Queens, One Throne -- Raid on Cádiz -- Signs and Portents -- Disdain, Revenge, Victory -- A "Top-Earning pirate".
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.
OCLC Number:
on1224593451
Availability:
Lakeville - Heritage~1
Rosemount - Robert Trail~1
