The Queen's Corsair: Drake's Journey Of Circumnavigation 1577-1580
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A gripping work of narrative history, The Queen's Corsair: Drake's Journey of Circumnavigation 1577-1580 chronicles the audacious three-year voyage of Sir Francis Drake, the first Englishman to sail around the globe, undertaken with the covert blessing of Queen Elizabeth I. Alexander McKee reconstructs the expedition with vivid detail, drawing on historical records to illuminate the dangers, political intrigue, and sheer daring that defined Drake's mission — part privateering raid on Spanish treasure, part world-altering feat of seamanship. The account uncovers the tensions aboard Drake's fleet, the brutal realities of Elizabethan seafaring, and the enormous geopolitical stakes of challenging Spain's dominance of the seas. McKee writes with the authority of a seasoned maritime historian, balancing scholarly rigor with a propulsive, almost novelistic energy that brings the Age of Exploration to vivid life. The result is an authoritative and thoroughly engaging portrait of one of history's most celebrated — and most ruthless — navigators.
Author: Alexander Mckee
Format: Hardback
Genre: Maritime history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A gripping work of narrative history, The Queen's Corsair: Drake's Journey of Circumnavigation 1577-1580 chronicles the audacious three-year voyage of Sir Francis Drake, the first Englishman to sail around the globe, undertaken with the covert blessing of Queen Elizabeth I. Alexander McKee reconstructs the expedition with vivid detail, drawing on historical records to illuminate the dangers, political intrigue, and sheer daring that defined Drake's mission — part privateering raid on Spanish treasure, part world-altering feat of seamanship. The account uncovers the tensions aboard Drake's fleet, the brutal realities of Elizabethan seafaring, and the enormous geopolitical stakes of challenging Spain's dominance of the seas. McKee writes with the authority of a seasoned maritime historian, balancing scholarly rigor with a propulsive, almost novelistic energy that brings the Age of Exploration to vivid life. The result is an authoritative and thoroughly engaging portrait of one of history's most celebrated — and most ruthless — navigators.