The World Encompassed: Drake's Great Voyage 1577-1580 by Derek Wilson

The World Encompassed: Drake's Great Voyage 1577-1580

Derek Wilson

240 pages first pub 1977 (editions)

nonfiction history adventurous challenging reflective medium-paced
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In 1577, five tiny ships with 164 men set sail from Plymouth. At that time, Francis Drake had no idea that he was embarking on the greatest personal maritime adventure ever, nor that he would circumnavigate the globe. No mariner had attempted the ...

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