Drake : the life and legend of an Elizabethan hero
Coote, Stephen2003
Books, Manuscripts
Focusing on the episodes that made Sir Francis Drake's reputation, this biography recreates the excitement of the raids on the Spanish Caribbean ports during Drake's privateering days; the feat of the circumnavigation aboard the 'Golden Hind'; and Drake's role in the defeat of the Spanish Armada.
Main title:
Drake : the life and legend of an Elizabethan hero / Stephen Coote.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Simon & Schuster, 2003.
Collation:
[xi]. 337 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), facsims., maps, ports. (chiefly col.) ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.Map and ill. on lining papers.Includes bibliographical references (p. 322-327) and index.
ISBN:
9780743220071 (hbk)
Dewey class:
942.055092
Language:
English
BRN:
273069