8vo xv, 348 pp, list of b&w illustrations, list of maps, acknowledgments,

8vo xv, 348 pp, list of b&w illustrations, list of maps, acknowledgments, introduction, 24 chapters, list of abbreviations, notes, bibliography, index. Reprinted, 1997. "Francis Drake is a full-blooded and absorbing portrait of the greatest seaman of the Elizabethan age. From his family's fierce Protetantism 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." Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Red cloth with gilt tent on front board, and gilt lettering to spine, and decorative endpapers.