|
Books > Biography > Historical, political & military
|
Buy Now
Sir John Hawkins (Paperback)
Loot Price: R1,575
Discovery Miles 15 750
|
|
|
Sir John Hawkins (Paperback)
Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days
|
Although his cousin Sir Francis Drake is more famous, Sir John
Hawkins (1532-1595) was a more successful seaman and played a
pivotal role in the history of England and the emergence of the
global slave trade. Born into a family of wealthy pirates, Hawkins
became fascinated by tales of the riches of foreign lands. Early in
his career he led an illegal expedition in which he captured three
hundred slaves in Sierra Leone and transported them to the West
Indies, where he traded them for pearls, hides, and sugar - thus
giving birth to the British slave trade. His voyages were so
lucrative that Queen Elizabeth herself sponsored subsequent
missions. Discouraged from his career as a pirate by a near-fatal
encounter with angry Spanish troops, Hawkins spent much of his
later life in England at the service of the queen. Although he
committed treason, murder, and adultery at various points in his
career, he was nonetheless knighted in 1588 for his role in
defeating the Spanish Armada. In this riveting book, Harry Kelsey,
biographer of Sir Francis Drake, tells the story of this
extraordinary man.Harry Kelsey is research scholar at the
Huntington Library and the author of 'Sir Francis Drake', also
available from Yale University Press.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
