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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Library Journal Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Bergreen, Laurence.     Subjects     Drake, Francis, approximately 1540-1596.     Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603.     Privateering -- History -- 16th century.     Voyages around the world -- History -- 16th century.     Explorers -- Great Britain -- Biography.     Admirals -- Great Britain -- Biography.     Great Britain -- History, Naval -- Tudors, 1485-1603.     Great Britain -- History -- Elizabeth, 1558-1603.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Bergreen, Laurence.       by title:      In search of a kingd...       by call number:      942.0550922 B499i     Search the Web     Bergreen, Laurence.     Drake, Francis, approximately 1540-1596.     Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603.     Privateering -- History -- 16th century.     Voyages around the world -- History -- 16th century.     Explorers -- Great Britain -- Biography.     Admirals -- Great Britain -- Biography.     Great Britain -- History, Naval -- Tudors, 1485-1603.     Great Britain -- History -- Elizabeth, 1558-1603.       MARC Display

In search of a kingdom : Francis Drake, Elizabeth I, and the perilous birth of the British Empire / Laurence Bergreen. by Bergreen, Laurence. Custom House, 2021. Call #: 942.0550922 B499i Subjects Drake, Francis, approximately 1540-1596.   Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603.   Privateering -- History -- 16th century.   Voyages around the world -- History -- 16th century.   Explorers -- Great Britain -- Biography.   Admirals -- Great Britain -- Biography.   Great Britain -- History, Naval -- Tudors, 1485-1603.   Great Britain -- History -- Elizabeth, 1558-1603. ISBN:  9780062875358 (hc.) 9780062875365 9780063062979 Alternate title:  Francis Drake, Elizabeth I, and the perilous birth of the British Empire Edition:  1st ed. Description:  xviii, 440 p. : ill., maps, ; 24 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (pages 415-425) and index. 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". 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"--From publisher. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Captain William Spry Public Library Adult Nonfiction 942.0550922 B499i Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Cole Harbour Public Library Adult Nonfiction 942.0550922 B499i Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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