(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)
