Fascinated by the sea and determined to become the best Master Mariner in England, ten-year-old Francis Drake apprenticed himself for seven years to the cruelest, hardest driving sea captain he could find. After his rigorous training he was well equipped to "singe the beard of the King of Spain".
Drake: The Man They Called a Pirate
- Details
- By: Jean Lee Latham
- Title: Drake: The Man They Called a Pirate
- First Published by: Harper and Brothers
- First Published Format: HC
- First Published Date: 1960