Book description
More than four hundred years after his death, Sir Francis Drake remains
one of the legendary figures of history. His career is one of the most
colourful on record. The most daring of the corsairs who raided the West
Indies and Spanish Main, he led the English into the Pacific, and
cirumnavigated the world to bring home the Golden Hind laden with
Spanish treasure. His attacks on Spanish cities and ships transformed
his private war into a struggle for surivival between Protestant England
and Catholic Spain, in which he became Elizabeth I's most prominent
admiral. His exploits marked the emergence of England as a major
maritime nation. Dr John Sugden has pursued a busy trans-Atlantic
career as a lecturer, senior research fellow and writer. He is the
author of a series of acclaimed articles and books, including
Tecumseh: A Life
, which won the Distinguished Book Award of the American Society for
Military History, and Blue Jacket
, which won the Ohioana Award, Nelson: A Dream of Glory,
and, most recently, Nelson: Sword of Albion.
