(002498) Sugden, John. Sir Francis Drake. New
York: Henry Holt, 1990. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. 353 pages. Fine in Fine
DJ. B&W Illustrations. Biography of the famous English admiral and explorer
who lived c. 1540-1596. In 1577 he was commissioned by Elizabeth I to lead an
expedition to South America and beyond. He set sail with five ships, but
ultimately only his flagship, the Golden Hind, made its way through the Strait
of Magellan into the Pacificand up the coast of South and North America; he then
turned south to anchor off modern San Francisco, claiming the area forElizabeth.
ISBN: 0805014896 (Drake, Francis, Sir, Explorers, Admirals, Biography)
