Brisk, three-part narrative of activities of British ships in American waters from 1500s to 1700s. Pt. 1 traces careers of John Hawkins, Francis Drake, and their countrymen in the Caribbean. Pt. 2 deals with Walter Raleigh, Henry Hudson and settlement of British colonies in North America. Pt. 3 traces Hawkins, Drake, George Anson, and other […]