Sir Francis Drake (Historic Lives)
By Peter Whitfield.
Description
Sir Francis Drake (1540–1596) assured his place in history when, in his lone ship the Golden Hind, he sailed the Pacific to become the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe. Drake the man, however, is an enigma and relatively little is known about his personal life. Historians today have struggled to reconcile the heroic legend with the facts, which show that Drake achieved his status almost exclusively through acts of theft, piracy, and aggression.Drake, who championed England's Protestant queen, used courage and seamanship to gain wealth and fame, and in doing so helped ...
ISBN(s)
0814794033, 9780814794036
