Excerpt from A Sea-Dog of Devon: A Life of Sir John Hawkins The author of this book has rightly placed John Haw kins among the first of those to whose undaunted spirit our sea supremacy is due. With Drake and Raleigh, the Gilberts and John Davis, Hawkins was among the greatest and most resolute of those famous men Of Devon who made the earliest expeditions to the un known Shores of the New World. Less bold and generous in temperament, perhaps, than Drake, less gifted as a statesman than Raleigh, without the inspiration of ...
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Excerpt from A Sea-Dog of Devon: A Life of Sir John Hawkins The author of this book has rightly placed John Haw kins among the first of those to whose undaunted spirit our sea supremacy is due. With Drake and Raleigh, the Gilberts and John Davis, Hawkins was among the greatest and most resolute of those famous men Of Devon who made the earliest expeditions to the un known Shores of the New World. Less bold and generous in temperament, perhaps, than Drake, less gifted as a statesman than Raleigh, without the inspiration of Humphrey Gilbert, Raleigh's half-brother, but With the attractive qualities of John Davis - Hawkins deserved well of his country. He was a man Of courage and resource. He possessed in a high degree administrative ability. He was a leader in an age of Splendid achieve ments. He deserves to be better known to his country men in these days. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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