| Publication |
Great Britain, Heinemann Library, 2002.
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| Description |
48pOrange Spine
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| Series |
Groundbreakers
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| Summary/Abstract |
Describes the life and explorations of the seaman Francis Drake, the first Englishman to sail around the world.
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| Contents |
The man and the myth
A Devonshire farm boy
Learning from an uncle
A seafaring nation
Brave new world
Life on board a ship
Robbing Spanish galleons
Drake's early voyages
'The Troublesome Voyage'
The Spanish Main
Wealth and marriage
New enterprises
Sailing around the world
A national hero
War on the horizon
The Spanish Armada
Failure in Lisbon
The final voyage
The leagcy of a pirate
Map of Drake's voyages
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| Standard Number |
0431104727 Pb.
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