The secret voyage of Sir Francis Drake
Bawlf, R. Samuel2003
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Samuel Bawlf goes beyond Sir Francis Drake's epic circumnavigation of the globe to suggest that the explorer was given - and fulfilled - secret orders. The accomplishment of this task, he argues, made him - 200 years before Cook - one of the greatest of all explorers.
Main title:
The secret voyage of Sir Francis Drake / Samuel Bawlf.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Allen Lane, 2003.
Collation:
xii, 400 p. : ill., facsims., maps, ports. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 367-371) and index.
ISBN:
9780713995893 (hbk)
Dewey class:
910.41092910.092
Language:
English
Subject:
Drake, Francis, Sir, 1540?-1596 -- TravelDrake, Francis, Sir, 1540?-1596 -- Travel -- Northwest Coast of North AmericaGolden Hind (Ship)Voyages around the worldDiscoveries in geography, BritishNorthwest Coast of North America -- Discovery and exploration -- BritishGreat Britain -- History, Naval -- Tudors, 1485-1603
BRN:
118738