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Sto caricando le informazioni... Martin Frobisher: Elizabethan Privateerdi James McDermott
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. There is the material for a great historical novel (maybe even a series) in this work as while Frobisher led a fascinating life as an explorer, pirate, military commander, and operative in the great game of Elizabethean intelligence, the man left very little behind to give one a sense of his personal life, providing a fine canvas for the enterprising novelist. If nothing else McDermott does a fine job of putting Frobisher into context, for example noting that the English might not have taken to the high seas in a big way if their traditional wool trade had not collapsed, or observing that it was probably the Castilian annexation of Portugal who brought Elizabeth and Philip to blows. Also muchly appreciate for a work such as this is that McDemott displays a sly and cynical sense of humor (Feb. 28, 2004). ( ) nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
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"Adventurous and wilful, the swashbuckling Martin Frobisher was both a brave sea-commander who served Elizabeth I with distinction and a privateer who singlemindedly pursued his own interests. This highly entertaining biography provides the first complete picture of the life and exploits of Frobisher - from his voyages in search of the fabled Northwest Passage to his courageous resistance to the Spanish Armada and his exploits as privateer and some-time pirate. The book explores Frobisher's vigorous personality and its manifestation in the turbulence of his career and his impact on others.
It also illuminates the robust world of maritime enterprise in England in the sixteenth-century; when the shifting objectives of the Elizabethan age brought together felons, merchants, and great officers of state."--Jacket. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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