Francis Drake: the lives of a hero
This is a full-blooded and absorbing portrait, based on research in English and Spanish archives, of the greatest seaman of the Elizabethan age. From his family's fierce Protestantism and early poverty which drove Drake to sea while still a boy until his death at sea in 1596, it was a life of d...
Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York
St. Martin's Press
1995
|
| Edition: | 1. publ. in the United States of America |
| Subjects: | |
| Summary: | This is a full-blooded and absorbing portrait, based on research in English and Spanish archives, of the greatest seaman of the Elizabethan age. From his family's fierce Protestantism and early poverty which drove Drake to sea while still a boy until his death at sea in 1596, it was a life of drama in which opportunism, courage, greed, religion, international politics 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 This book presents Drake through the accounts of friend and enemy on both the national and personal level. His naval battles and audacious piratical raids on Spain's empire and shipping are described using eye-witness accounts from Spanish and English, and his stormy personal relationships reveal a man whose distrust of colleagues contrasted with a generosity of spirit which was a source of wonder to his enemies. John Cummins ends by looking at Drake's posthumous legend and its inspirational role throughout later centuries |
| Physical Description: | XV, 348, 24 S. Ill., Kt. |
| ISBN: | 0312158114 |
Staff View
MARC
| LEADER | 00000nam a2200000 c 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | BV011027210 | ||
| 003 | DE-604 | ||
| 005 | 00000000000000.0 | ||
| 007 | t | ||
| 008 | 961029s1995 ab|| |||| 00||| eng d | ||
| 020 | |a 0312158114 |9 0-312-15811-4 | ||
| 035 | |a (OCoLC)33360187 | ||
| 035 | |a (DE-599)BVBBV011027210 | ||
| 040 | |a DE-604 |b ger |e rakddb | ||
| 041 | 0 | |a eng | |
| 049 | |a DE-12 | ||
| 050 | 0 | |a DA86.22.D7 | |
| 082 | 0 | |a 942.05/5/092 |2 20 | |
| 084 | |a NN 1720 |0 (DE-625)126633: |2 rvk | ||
| 084 | |a NN 4040 |0 (DE-625)126881: |2 rvk | ||
| 100 | 1 | |a Cummins, John |e Verfasser |4 aut | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Francis Drake |b the lives of a hero |c John Cummins |
| 250 | |a 1. publ. in the United States of America | ||
| 264 | 1 | |a New York |b St. Martin's Press |c 1995 | |
| 300 | |a XV, 348, 24 S. |b Ill., Kt. | ||
| 336 | |b txt |2 rdacontent | ||
| 337 | |b n |2 rdamedia | ||
| 338 | |b nc |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 520 | 3 | |a This is a full-blooded and absorbing portrait, based on research in English and Spanish archives, of the greatest seaman of the Elizabethan age. From his family's fierce Protestantism and early poverty which drove Drake to sea while still a boy until his death at sea in 1596, it was a life of drama in which opportunism, courage, greed, religion, international politics 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 | |
| 520 | |a This book presents Drake through the accounts of friend and enemy on both the national and personal level. His naval battles and audacious piratical raids on Spain's empire and shipping are described using eye-witness accounts from Spanish and English, and his stormy personal relationships reveal a man whose distrust of colleagues contrasted with a generosity of spirit which was a source of wonder to his enemies. John Cummins ends by looking at Drake's posthumous legend and its inspirational role throughout later centuries | ||
| 600 | 1 | 4 | |a Drake, Francis <Sir, 1540?-1596> |
| 600 | 1 | 7 | |a Drake, Francis |d 1540-1596 |0 (DE-588)118527207 |2 gnd |9 rswk-swf |
| 650 | 4 | |a Geschichte | |
| 650 | 4 | |a Admirals |z Great Britain |v Biography | |
| 650 | 4 | |a Explorers |z America |v Biography | |
| 651 | 4 | |a Amerika | |
| 651 | 4 | |a Großbritannien | |
| 651 | 4 | |a Great Britain |x History |y Elizabeth, 1558-1603 |v Biography | |
| 651 | 4 | |a Great Britain |x History, Naval |y Tudors, 1485-1603 |v Biography | |
| 655 | 7 | |0 (DE-588)4006804-3 |a Biografie |2 gnd-content | |
| 689 | 0 | 0 | |a Drake, Francis |d 1540-1596 |0 (DE-588)118527207 |D p |
| 689 | 0 | |5 DE-604 | |
| 999 | |a oai:aleph.bib-bvb.de:BVB01-007383181 | ||
Record in the Search Index
| _version_ | 1804125516934938624 |
|---|---|
| any_adam_object | |
| author | Cummins, John |
| author_facet | Cummins, John |
| author_role | aut |
| author_sort | Cummins, John |
| author_variant | j c jc |
| building | Verbundindex |
| bvnumber | BV011027210 |
| callnumber-first | D - World History |
| callnumber-label | DA86 |
| callnumber-raw | DA86.22.D7 |
| callnumber-search | DA86.22.D7 |
| callnumber-sort | DA 286.22 D7 |
| callnumber-subject | DA - Great Britain |
| classification_rvk | NN 1720 NN 4040 |
| ctrlnum | (OCoLC)33360187 (DE-599)BVBBV011027210 |
| dewey-full | 942.05/5/092 |
| dewey-hundreds | 900 - History & geography |
| dewey-ones | 942 - England and Wales |
| dewey-raw | 942.05/5/092 |
| dewey-search | 942.05/5/092 |
| dewey-sort | 3942.05 15 292 |
| dewey-tens | 940 - History of Europe |
| discipline | Geschichte |
| edition | 1. publ. in the United States of America |
| format | Book |
| fullrecord | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><collection xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/MARC21/slim"><record><leader>02593nam a2200481 c 4500</leader><controlfield tag="001">BV011027210</controlfield><controlfield tag="003">DE-604</controlfield><controlfield tag="005">00000000000000.0</controlfield><controlfield tag="007">t</controlfield><controlfield tag="008">961029s1995 ab|| |||| 00||| eng d</controlfield><datafield tag="020" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">0312158114</subfield><subfield code="9">0-312-15811-4</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(OCoLC)33360187</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(DE-599)BVBBV011027210</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="040" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">DE-604</subfield><subfield code="b">ger</subfield><subfield code="e">rakddb</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="041" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">eng</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="049" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">DE-12</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="050" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">DA86.22.D7</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="082" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">942.05/5/092</subfield><subfield code="2">20</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="084" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">NN 1720</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-625)126633:</subfield><subfield code="2">rvk</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="084" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">NN 4040</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-625)126881:</subfield><subfield code="2">rvk</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="100" ind1="1" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Cummins, John</subfield><subfield code="e">Verfasser</subfield><subfield code="4">aut</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="245" ind1="1" ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Francis Drake</subfield><subfield code="b">the lives of a hero</subfield><subfield code="c">John Cummins</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="250" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">1. publ. in the United States of America</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="264" ind1=" " ind2="1"><subfield code="a">New York</subfield><subfield code="b">St. Martin's Press</subfield><subfield code="c">1995</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="300" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">XV, 348, 24 S.</subfield><subfield code="b">Ill., Kt.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="336" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="b">txt</subfield><subfield code="2">rdacontent</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="337" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="b">n</subfield><subfield code="2">rdamedia</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="338" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="b">nc</subfield><subfield code="2">rdacarrier</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="520" ind1="3" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">This is a full-blooded and absorbing portrait, based on research in English and Spanish archives, of the greatest seaman of the Elizabethan age. From his family's fierce Protestantism and early poverty which drove Drake to sea while still a boy until his death at sea in 1596, it was a life of drama in which opportunism, courage, greed, religion, international politics 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</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="520" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">This book presents Drake through the accounts of friend and enemy on both the national and personal level. His naval battles and audacious piratical raids on Spain's empire and shipping are described using eye-witness accounts from Spanish and English, and his stormy personal relationships reveal a man whose distrust of colleagues contrasted with a generosity of spirit which was a source of wonder to his enemies. John Cummins ends by looking at Drake's posthumous legend and its inspirational role throughout later centuries</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="600" ind1="1" ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Drake, Francis <Sir, 1540?-1596></subfield></datafield><datafield tag="600" ind1="1" ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Drake, Francis</subfield><subfield code="d">1540-1596</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)118527207</subfield><subfield code="2">gnd</subfield><subfield code="9">rswk-swf</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Geschichte</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Admirals</subfield><subfield code="z">Great Britain</subfield><subfield code="v">Biography</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Explorers</subfield><subfield code="z">America</subfield><subfield code="v">Biography</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="651" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Amerika</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="651" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Großbritannien</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="651" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Great Britain</subfield><subfield code="x">History</subfield><subfield code="y">Elizabeth, 1558-1603</subfield><subfield code="v">Biography</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="651" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Great Britain</subfield><subfield code="x">History, Naval</subfield><subfield code="y">Tudors, 1485-1603</subfield><subfield code="v">Biography</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="655" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="0">(DE-588)4006804-3</subfield><subfield code="a">Biografie</subfield><subfield code="2">gnd-content</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="689" ind1="0" ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Drake, Francis</subfield><subfield code="d">1540-1596</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)118527207</subfield><subfield code="D">p</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="689" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="5">DE-604</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="999" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">oai:aleph.bib-bvb.de:BVB01-007383181</subfield></datafield></record></collection> |
| genre | (DE-588)4006804-3 Biografie gnd-content |
| genre_facet | Biografie |
| geographic | Amerika Großbritannien Great Britain History Elizabeth, 1558-1603 Biography Great Britain History, Naval Tudors, 1485-1603 Biography |
| geographic_facet | Amerika Großbritannien Great Britain History Elizabeth, 1558-1603 Biography Great Britain History, Naval Tudors, 1485-1603 Biography |
| id | DE-604.BV011027210 |
| illustrated | Illustrated |
| indexdate | 2024-07-09T18:02:49Z |
| institution | BVB |
| isbn | 0312158114 |
| language | English |
| oai_aleph_id | oai:aleph.bib-bvb.de:BVB01-007383181 |
| oclc_num | 33360187 |
| open_access_boolean | |
| owner | DE-12 |
| owner_facet | DE-12 |
| physical | XV, 348, 24 S. Ill., Kt. |
| publishDate | 1995 |
| publishDateSearch | 1995 |
| publishDateSort | 1995 |
| publisher | St. Martin's Press |
| record_format | marc |
| spelling | Cummins, John Verfasser aut Francis Drake the lives of a hero John Cummins 1. publ. in the United States of America New York St. Martin's Press 1995 XV, 348, 24 S. Ill., Kt. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier This is a full-blooded and absorbing portrait, based on research in English and Spanish archives, of the greatest seaman of the Elizabethan age. From his family's fierce Protestantism and early poverty which drove Drake to sea while still a boy until his death at sea in 1596, it was a life of drama in which opportunism, courage, greed, religion, international politics 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 This book presents Drake through the accounts of friend and enemy on both the national and personal level. His naval battles and audacious piratical raids on Spain's empire and shipping are described using eye-witness accounts from Spanish and English, and his stormy personal relationships reveal a man whose distrust of colleagues contrasted with a generosity of spirit which was a source of wonder to his enemies. John Cummins ends by looking at Drake's posthumous legend and its inspirational role throughout later centuries Drake, Francis <Sir, 1540?-1596> Drake, Francis 1540-1596 (DE-588)118527207 gnd rswk-swf Geschichte Admirals Great Britain Biography Explorers America Biography Amerika Großbritannien Great Britain History Elizabeth, 1558-1603 Biography Great Britain History, Naval Tudors, 1485-1603 Biography (DE-588)4006804-3 Biografie gnd-content Drake, Francis 1540-1596 (DE-588)118527207 p DE-604 |
| spellingShingle | Cummins, John Francis Drake the lives of a hero Drake, Francis <Sir, 1540?-1596> Drake, Francis 1540-1596 (DE-588)118527207 gnd Geschichte Admirals Great Britain Biography Explorers America Biography |
| subject_GND | (DE-588)118527207 (DE-588)4006804-3 |
| title | Francis Drake the lives of a hero |
| title_auth | Francis Drake the lives of a hero |
| title_exact_search | Francis Drake the lives of a hero |
| title_full | Francis Drake the lives of a hero John Cummins |
| title_fullStr | Francis Drake the lives of a hero John Cummins |
| title_full_unstemmed | Francis Drake the lives of a hero John Cummins |
| title_short | Francis Drake |
| title_sort | francis drake the lives of a hero |
| title_sub | the lives of a hero |
| topic | Drake, Francis <Sir, 1540?-1596> Drake, Francis 1540-1596 (DE-588)118527207 gnd Geschichte Admirals Great Britain Biography Explorers America Biography |
| topic_facet | Drake, Francis <Sir, 1540?-1596> Drake, Francis 1540-1596 Geschichte Admirals Great Britain Biography Explorers America Biography Amerika Großbritannien Great Britain History Elizabeth, 1558-1603 Biography Great Britain History, Naval Tudors, 1485-1603 Biography Biografie |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT cumminsjohn francisdrakethelivesofahero |