In search of a kingdom : Francis Drake, Elizabeth I, and the perilous birth of the British Empire
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- ISBN: 9780062875358 (hardcover)
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Physical Description:
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xviii, 440 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm - Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Custom House, [2021]
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | 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." |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Stroud Branch | 942.0550922 Drake-B | 31681010228476 | NONFIC | Available | - |