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Title Statement | In search of a kingdom: Francis Drake, Elizabeth I, and the perilous birth of the British Empire / Laurence Bergreen. |
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Author | Bergreen, Laurence |
Publication | ©2021New York, NY: Custom House,[2021] |
Edition | First edition. |
Extent of Item | xviii, 440 pages |
ISBN | 9780062875358 0062875353 |
Other Number | 3915037 |
Bibliography | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Summary | "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. |
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By Topic | Admirals--Biography--Great Britain |
Explorers--Biography--Great Britain | |
Voyages around the world--History--16th century | |
Privateering--History--16th century | |
By Name | Elizabeth1533-1603 |
Drake, Francis,approximately 1540-1596 | |
By Location | Great Britain--History, Naval--Tudors, 1485-1603 |
Great Britain--History--Elizabeth, 1558-1603 |