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Rayner UnwinReseñas
Autor de The Defeat of John Hawkins
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A colourful account of Hawkins' seat of the pants privateering in West Africa and the Gulf of Mexico. High powered bravado and daring were the hallmarks of these adventurers.
The plights of the survivors of Hawkins' failure at Vera Cruz are just as much a part of this episode as the sea-faring. Some were victims of the Inquisition in Mexico' after having survived imprisonment, forced marches and a small few others made almost unbelievable journeys to return to England. The case of David Ingram's escape is still undecided as to its veracity.
Rayner Unwin of publisher Allen and Unwin, has written a first class story about this defeat of an English fleet in 1568. Francis Drake, Hawkins' young kinsman, features as one of the lucky ones in this story, prior to his later heroics.
Well worth reading, after finding it for sale for $2 at an opportunity shop.