Under Drake's Flag: A Tale of the Spanish Main
Language: English
Publisher: Dover Publications
Published: Jan 1, 1883
Page Count:
339
Word Count:
111,463
Description:
The struggle between England and Spain for supremacy of the high seas, as seen through the eyes of a sixteenth-century teenager, Ned Hearne. Along with three friends, young Ned is swept up in one adventure after another as he accompanies the daring English mariner Francis Drake on amazing voyages of discovery across the Pacific. An eyewitness to the great naval battle between the English fleet and the Spanish Armada, Ned has firsthand views of England's rise as the world's most powerful sea-going nation.