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Sir Francis Drake

Title
Sir Francis Drake / by E.F. Benson.
Author
Benson, E. F. (Edward Frederic), 1867-1940.
Publication
New York ; London : Harper & Bros., 1927.

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Eric Sherman Collection (Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library) NNC
Description
xiii, 315 pages : frontispiece, plates, portrait, maps; 23 cm.
Series Statement
The Golden hind series
Uniform Title
Golden Hind series.
Subject
Drake, Francis, approximately 1540-1596
Note
  • Maps on lining-papers.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 306-308).
Contents
Editor's introduction -- Drake's birth and boyhood -- Drake's first sight of the Indies -- The sorrowful voyage to San Juan D'Ulua -- Drake's drum is heard on the Spanish Main -- The capture of the treasure trains -- The start of the circumnavigation -- The trial and death of Doughty -- The "Golden Hind" in the Pacific -- The completion of the circumnavigation -- Drake on shore (1580-1585) -- A voyage to the Indies (1585) -- The Cadiz Expedition -- The coming of the invincible armada -- The passing of the invincible armada -- The Portugal Expedition -- Drake's fall and recovery -- Drake goes West.
LCCN
27015783
OCLC
  • ocm00720793
  • 720793
  • SCSB-3362244
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries