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In Search of a Kingdom: Francis Drake, Elizabeth I, and the Perilous Birth of the British Empire Travel & Tourism and its understanding so compassionateFASCINATING . . . Dramatic and timely. New York Times Book Review, Editors' Choice In this grand and thrilling narrative, the acclaimed biographer of Magellan and Columbus reveals the singular adventures of Sir Francis Drake, whose mastery of the seas during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I changed the course of history. Entrancing . . . Very good indeed. Wall Street Journal Before he was secretly dispatched by Queen Elizabeth to circumnavigate the