In search of a kingdom : Francis Drake, Elizabeth I, and the perilous birth of the British Empire / Laurence Bergreen.
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- ISBN: 9780062875358
- ISBN: 0062875353
- ISBN: 9780062875365
- ISBN: 0062875361
- Physical Description: xviii, 440 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: [New York, New York] : Custom House, [2021]
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [405]-425) 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 C©Łdiz -- Signs and Portents -- Disdain, Revenge, Victory -- A "Top-Earning pirate". |
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In Search of a Kingdom : Francis Drake, Elizabeth I, and the Perilous Birth of the British Empire
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Table of Contents
In Search of a Kingdom : Francis Drake, Elizabeth I, and the Perilous Birth of the British Empire
Section | Section Description | Page Number |
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Maps | p. viii | |
Principal Characters | p. xv | |
A Note on Dates | p. xix | |
Book I | The Pirate | |
Chapter I | The Island and the Empire | p. 3 |
Chapter II | The Monarch and the Mystic | p. 34 |
Chapter III | "Contrary Winds and Foul Weather" | p. 65 |
Chapter IV | Traitor | p. 102 |
Chapter V | Golden Hind | p. 118 |
Chapter VI | "The Most Mad Seas" | p. 144 |
Chapter VII | "Cruel Courtesy" | p. 175 |
Chapter VIII | Treasure Fleet | p. 184 |
Chapter IX | Cacafuego | p. 190 |
Chapter X | Life Among the Miwok | p. 205 |
Chapter XI | Deliverance | p. 229 |
Chapter XII | Unbroken Blue Water | p. 236 |
Chapter XIII | Return and Reward | p. 249 |
Book II | El Draque | |
Chapter XIV | The Dragon Arrives | p. 259 |
Chapter XV | Two Queens, One Throne | p. 292 |
Chapter XVI | Raid on Cadiz | p. 308 |
Chapter XVII | Signs and Portents | p. 331 |
Chapter XVIII | Disdain, Revenge, Victory | p. 359 |
Chapter XIX | A "Top-Earning Pirate" | p. 385 |
Acknowledgments | p. 399 | |
Notes on Sources | p. 403 | |
Sources | p. 405 | |
Bibliography | p. 415 | |
Index | p. 427 |