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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 304
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The Chronicles of America Series: Elizabethan sea dogs
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 304
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 304
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Elizabethan Sea-Dogs: A Chronicle of Drake and His Companions
Author: William Wood
Publisher: Good Press
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 160
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'Elizabethan Sea-Dogs: A Chronicle of Drake and His Companions' by William Wood takes readers on an exhilarating journey through the daring adventures of the Elizabethan era. From the rise of England as a naval power under Henry VIII to the captivating life of sailors in Tudor times, the book delves into the heart of Elizabethan England, setting the stage for the courageous exploits of Hawkins and the intrepid traders. Joining the ranks of these sea-dogs, the legendary figure of Drake emerges, recounting his audacious beginnings. As the tides of history unfold, readers witness Drake's relentless pursuit, skillfully clipping the wings of Spain and confronting the formidable Spanish Armada.
Publisher: Good Press
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
'Elizabethan Sea-Dogs: A Chronicle of Drake and His Companions' by William Wood takes readers on an exhilarating journey through the daring adventures of the Elizabethan era. From the rise of England as a naval power under Henry VIII to the captivating life of sailors in Tudor times, the book delves into the heart of Elizabethan England, setting the stage for the courageous exploits of Hawkins and the intrepid traders. Joining the ranks of these sea-dogs, the legendary figure of Drake emerges, recounting his audacious beginnings. As the tides of history unfold, readers witness Drake's relentless pursuit, skillfully clipping the wings of Spain and confronting the formidable Spanish Armada.
Elizabethan Sea-Dogs: A Chronicle of Drake and His Companions
Author: William Charles Henry Wood
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
ISBN: 146556621X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 211
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In the early spring of 1476 the Italian Giovanni Caboto, who, like Christopher Columbus, was a seafaring citizen of Genoa, transferred his allegiance to Venice. The Roman Empire had fallen a thousand years before. Rome now held temporal sway only over the States of the Church, which were weak in armed force, even when compared with the small republics, dukedoms, and principalities which lay north and south. But Papal Rome, as the head and heart of a spiritual empire, was still a world-power; and the disunited Italian states were first in the commercial enterprise of the age as well as in the glories of the Renaissance. North of the Papal domain, which cut the peninsula in two parts, stood three renowned Italian cities: Florence, the capital of Tuscany, leading the world in arts; Genoa, the home of Caboto and Columbus, teaching the world the science of navigation; and Venice, mistress of the great trade route between Europe and Asia, controlling the world's commerce. Thus, in becoming a citizen of Venice, Giovanni Caboto the Genoese was leaving the best home of scientific navigation for the best home of sea-borne trade. His very name was no bad credential. Surnames often come from nicknames; and for a Genoese to be called Il Caboto was as much as for an Arab of the Desert to be known to his people as The Horseman. Cabottággio now means no more than coasting trade. But before there was any real ocean commerce it referred to the regular sea-borne trade of the time; and Giovanni Caboto must have either upheld an exceptional family tradition or struck out an exceptional line for himself to have been known as John the Skipper among the many other expert skippers hailing from the port of Genoa.
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
ISBN: 146556621X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 211
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In the early spring of 1476 the Italian Giovanni Caboto, who, like Christopher Columbus, was a seafaring citizen of Genoa, transferred his allegiance to Venice. The Roman Empire had fallen a thousand years before. Rome now held temporal sway only over the States of the Church, which were weak in armed force, even when compared with the small republics, dukedoms, and principalities which lay north and south. But Papal Rome, as the head and heart of a spiritual empire, was still a world-power; and the disunited Italian states were first in the commercial enterprise of the age as well as in the glories of the Renaissance. North of the Papal domain, which cut the peninsula in two parts, stood three renowned Italian cities: Florence, the capital of Tuscany, leading the world in arts; Genoa, the home of Caboto and Columbus, teaching the world the science of navigation; and Venice, mistress of the great trade route between Europe and Asia, controlling the world's commerce. Thus, in becoming a citizen of Venice, Giovanni Caboto the Genoese was leaving the best home of scientific navigation for the best home of sea-borne trade. His very name was no bad credential. Surnames often come from nicknames; and for a Genoese to be called Il Caboto was as much as for an Arab of the Desert to be known to his people as The Horseman. Cabottággio now means no more than coasting trade. But before there was any real ocean commerce it referred to the regular sea-borne trade of the time; and Giovanni Caboto must have either upheld an exceptional family tradition or struck out an exceptional line for himself to have been known as John the Skipper among the many other expert skippers hailing from the port of Genoa.
The American Review of Reviews
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 674
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 674
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Books in Series, 1876-1949: Authors
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Category : Booksellers' catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 878
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Category : Booksellers' catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 878
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American Monthly Review of Reviews
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 798
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Languages : en
Pages : 798
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Who's who in Canada
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Category : Barbados
Languages : en
Pages : 1918
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Category : Barbados
Languages : en
Pages : 1918
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The American Review of Reviews
Author: Albert Shaw
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1008
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Languages : en
Pages : 1008
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Catalogue of Title-entries of Books and Other Articles Entered in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, Under the Copyright Law ... Wherein the Copyright Has Been Completed by the Deposit of Two Copies in the Office
Author: Library of Congress. Copyright Office
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Category : American drama
Languages : en
Pages : 728
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Category : American drama
Languages : en
Pages : 728
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American Monthly Review of Reviews
Author: Albert Shaw
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Category : Periodicals, English
Languages : en
Pages : 666
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Category : Periodicals, English
Languages : en
Pages : 666
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