A Sea-Dog of Devon (Classic Reprint): A Life of Sir John Hawkins - Couverture souple

R. A. J. Walling

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1332312705 ISBN 13 : 9781332312702

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Meet a key figure of the Tudor seafaring era, vividly brought to life in a rigorous biography. This compelling study places Sir John Hawkins at the center of England’s rising sea power, showing how his courage, craft, and leadership helped shape a nation’s reach across the Atlantic.

In a brisk, narrative style, the book compares Hawkins with his better-known era peers and explains how his achievements in seamanship, shipbuilding, and naval strategy contributed to England’s clashes with Spain. It also frames the man behind the legend, revealing his resilience, practical mind, and care for his sailors, as well as his role in the era’s religious and political dynamics.

What you’ll experience
- A clear portrait of Hawkins’s character, strengths, and leadership on and off the deck
- Context for England’s early naval organization and its rise to global power
- The intertwining of exploration, commerce, and conflict in the age of privateering and empire
- Illustrations of Hawkins’s influence on maritime discovery and the English maritime tradition

Ideal for readers of naval history, biographies of early explorers, and anyone curious about the figures who helped launch England’s sea-daring era. The volume presents a thorough, accessible account that balances character study with the larger story of its time.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Excerpt from A Sea-Dog of Devon: A Life of Sir John Hawkins

The author of this book has rightly placed John Hawkins among the first of those to whose undaunted spirit our sea supremacy is due. With Drake and Raleigh, the Gilberts and John Davis, Hawkins was among the greatest and most resolute of those famous men of Devon who made the earliest expeditions to the unknown shores of the New World. Less bold and generous in temperament, perhaps, than Drake, less gifted as a statesman than Raleigh, without the inspiration of Humphrey Gilbert, Raleigh's half-brother, but with the attractive qualities of John Davis - Hawkins deserved well of his country. He was a man of courage and resource. He possessed in a high degree administrative ability. He was a leader in an age of splendid achievements. He deserves to be better known to his countrymen in these days.

In introducing the present vigorous narrative to the reader, we shall endeavour briefly to describe the circumstances and the prevailing views of the age in which Hawkins lived. It is necessary to take account of environments in estimating character and conduct.

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1332312705
• ISBN 13: 9781332312702
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 300
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