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Author Crompton, Samuel Willard.

Title Francis Drake and the oceans of the world / Samuel Willard Crompton.

Publication Info. Philadelphia : Chelsea House Publishers, [2006]
©2006

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Location Call No. Status
 Manchester, Main Library - Children's Department  J-B DRAKE, SIR FRANCIS    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Children's Department  JB DRAKE SIR FRANCIS    Check Shelf
Description xvii, 138 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
Series Explorers of new lands
Explorers of new lands.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 128-129) and index.
Summary Biography of the English sailor who completely circumnavigated the globe during the sixteenth century.
Contents The world's treasure house -- Apprentice seaman -- The terror of the Spanish Main -- The bottom of the world -- To the top of the world and back again -- The Queen's favorite -- Pre-emptive strikes -- The battle with the Spanish Armada -- Drake's last years.
Subject Drake, Francis, approximately 1540-1596 -- Juvenile literature.
Great Britain -- History, Naval -- Tudors, 1485-1603 -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Great Britain -- History -- Elizabeth, 1558-1603 -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Seafaring life -- History -- 16th century -- Juvenile literature.
Explorers -- Great Britain -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Admirals -- Great Britain -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Drake, Francis, approximately 1540-1596.
Explorers.
Admirals.
Spine Title Sir Francis Drake
ISBN 0791086151
9780791086155
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