In search of a kingdom : Francis Drake, Elizabeth I, and the perilous birth of the British Empire
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Published
New York, NY : Harper Large Print, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2021].
Edition
First Harper Large Print edition.
Physical Desc
xviii, 599 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 23 cm
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Arroyo Grande Library - Large Print Nonfiction - Biography
942.05509 PBK
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942.05509 PBK
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Admirals -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Biographies.
Drake, Francis, -- approximately 1540-1596.
Elizabeth -- I, -- Queen of England, -- 1533-1603.
Explorers -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Great Britain -- History -- Elizabeth, 1558-1603.
Great Britain -- History, Naval -- Tudors, 1485-1603.
Large type books.
Privateering -- History -- 16th century.
Voyages around the world -- History -- 16th century.
Biographies.
Drake, Francis, -- approximately 1540-1596.
Elizabeth -- I, -- Queen of England, -- 1533-1603.
Explorers -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Great Britain -- History -- Elizabeth, 1558-1603.
Great Britain -- History, Naval -- Tudors, 1485-1603.
Large type books.
Privateering -- History -- 16th century.
Voyages around the world -- History -- 16th century.
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Published
New York, NY : Harper Large Print, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2021].
Format
Large Print
Edition
First Harper Large Print edition.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 565-599).
Description
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.
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