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Francis Drake : the lives of a hero by John G. Cummins is a biography available to read on EtoBox.
What is Francis Drake : the lives of a hero about?
"Francis Drake" is a full-blooded and absorbing portrait of the greatest seaman of the Elizabethan age. From his family's fierce Protestantism and early poverty which drove Drake to sea while still a boy until his death in 1596, it was a life of drama in which opportunism, courage, greed, religion, national policy, and luck, all played their part alongside the sailing skill and navigational brilliance of the first man to sail his ship all the way around the world. -- From publisher's description
Who reads Francis Drake : the lives of a hero?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- John G. Cummins
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Published
- 1997
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780312163655
- Category
- biography
- Subjects
- History, Biography, Memoir
- Updated
- 2026-03-24
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