"Sir Francis Drake's Famous Voyage Round the World" by Francis Pretty is an adventurous tale that retells Sir Francis Drake's historic trip around the world. The story, told by one of Drake's soldiers, starts with Drake leaving England in 1577 with a fleet of ships and many brave sailors. It carefully follows the crew as they face powerful storms, tricky waters, and dangerous battles, showcasing the crew's experiences with native people and run-ins with Spanish ships and lands. Drake's team struggles through many challenges, discovers new lands of resources, and acquires treasures from the Spanish. The story highlights the relationship between the English crew and the foreign people they meet along the way and ends with the crew's triumphant return to England in 1580, celebrating a victory in sailing history and proving what humans can achieve.
Sir Francis Drake's Famous Voyage Round the World
By Francis Pretty
A daring captain and his crew set sail on a dangerous journey around the world, facing treacherous storms and enemy ships in their pursuit of glory and riches.
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About the AuthorFrancis Pretty was a Suffolk gentleman, diarist, sailor, and man-at-arms, who wrote a detailed account of the circumnavigation of the globe with Thomas Cavendish (1588). Due to the dubious legality of the expedition, accounts were officially suppressed; the earliest unofficial accounts were published in Dutch by Emanuel van Meteren who purchased the diary. Excerpts of the diary were also included in Richard Hakluyt's 1582 and 1589 treatises on British explorations of North America, before he published the Cavendish diary in its entirety in 1600.
Francis Pretty was a Suffolk gentleman, diarist, sailor, and man-at-arms, who wrote a detailed account of the circumnavigation of the globe with Thomas Cavendish (1588). Due to the dubious legality of the expedition, accounts were officially suppressed; the earliest unofficial accounts were published in Dutch by Emanuel van Meteren who purchased the diary. Excerpts of the diary were also included in Richard Hakluyt's 1582 and 1589 treatises on British explorations of North America, before he published the Cavendish diary in its entirety in 1600.
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