Description: TITLE: Sir Walter Raleigh AUTHOR: by Raleigh TrevelyanPUBLISHER/COPYRIGHT: c2002, this 2004 American edition, Henry HoltILLUSTRATIONS: b/w ils sectionDIMENSIONS: approx 6 1/2" x 9 1/2" x 622 pagesCONDITION: Hardback book in very good condition in very good, lightly shelf rubbed, dust jacket. Interior clean and unmarked by former owner.CONTENTS:SynopsisAn enthralling new biography of the most exciting and charismatic adventurer in the history of the English-speaking world Tall, dark, handsome, and damnably proud, Sir Walter Raleigh was one of history's most romantic characters. An explorer, soldier, courtier, pirate, and poet, Raleigh risked his life by trifling with the Virgin Queen's affections. To his enemiesand there were manyhe was an arrogant liar and traitor, deserving of every one of his thirteen years in the Tower of London. Regardless of means, his accomplishments are legion: he founded the first American colony, gave the Irish the potato, and defeated Spain. He was also a brilliant operator in the shark pool of Elizabethan court politics, until he married a court beauty, without Elizabeth's permission, and later challenged her capricious successor, James I. Raleigh Trevelyan has traveled to each of the principal places where Raleigh adventuredIreland, the Azores, Roanoke Islands, and the legendary El Dorado (Orinoco)and uncovered new insights into Raleigh's extraordinary life. New information from the Spanish archives give a freshness and immediacy to this detailed and convincing portrait of one of the most compelling figures of the Elizabethan era.
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Special Attributes: Illustrated
Book Title: Sir Walter Raleigh
Number of Pages: 640 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Holt & Company, Henry
Publication Year: 2004
Topic: Europe / Great Britain / Tudor & Elizabethan Era (1485-1603), Adventurers & Explorers, Europe / Great Britain / General, Historical
Item Height: 2.1 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Biography & Autobiography, History
Item Weight: 36.5 Oz
Author: Raleigh Trevelyan
Item Length: 9.5 in
Item Width: 6.4 in
Format: Hardcover
