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Title:
In search of a kingdom [large print] : Francis Drake, Elizabeth I, and the perilous birth of the British Empire
JLCTITLE245:
[large print] : Laurence Bergreen.
Personal Author:
Edition:
First Harper Large Print edition.
Large print edition.
Publication Information:
New York, NY : Harper Large Print, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2021]
Physical Description:
xviii, 599 pages pages (large print) : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
ISBN:
9780063062979
Abstract:
"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.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
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Variant Title:
Portion of title: Francis Drake, Elizabeth I, and the perilous birth of the British Empire
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".