From the time he was driven to sea--while still a boy--by his family's fierce Protestantism and poverty, until his death at sea in 1596, Sir Francis Drake led a life in which opportunism, brilliance, courage, sailing skills, greed, religion, and national policy all played their part. His naval battles and audacious piratical raids on Spain's empire are described via eyewitness accounts. His stormy personal relationships reveal a man whose distrust of colleagues contrasted with a generosity of spirit which was a source of ...
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From the time he was driven to sea--while still a boy--by his family's fierce Protestantism and poverty, until his death at sea in 1596, Sir Francis Drake led a life in which opportunism, brilliance, courage, sailing skills, greed, religion, and national policy all played their part. His naval battles and audacious piratical raids on Spain's empire are described via eyewitness accounts. His stormy personal relationships reveal a man whose distrust of colleagues contrasted with a generosity of spirit which was a source of wonder to his enemies. John Cummins ends this book by looking at Drake's posthumous legend and its inspirational role throughout later centuries.
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Good. Good condition. Acceptable dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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Very good in near fine jacket. Size: 9x6x1; NOT an ex library book. 348 pages including the index. Dust jacket has no chips or tears, price sticker on rear of jacket.
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