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Pirates and Privateers Sir Francis Drake
Biography of this English navigator and privateer.
http://legends.dm.net/pirates/drake.html
The English Mercurie - July 23rd, 1588
Scans of the English Mercurie July 23, 1588. Contains an original account of the battle with the Spanish Armada.
http://www.exmsft.com/~davidco/History/dra...
The Man Who Put England on the Map
Short excerpt from Smithsonian article defending Drake's reputation against modern attacks.
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/issues/1997/...
Sir Francis Drake's Lost Harbor Found
Amateur historian's theory that Drake's lost harbor is Whale Cove, Oregon.
http://www.whalecove.com/drake.html
Sir Francis Drake
Information on the 16th century circumnavigation of the world in the Golden Hind.
http://www.mcn.org/2/oseeler/drake.htm
Drake, Sir Francis
A short biography of the English pirate/privateer.
http://www.global-travel.co.uk/drake.htm
Drake, Sir Francis
Sir Francis Drake's latitude errors point to his California landfall in 1579.
http://www.longcamp.com/nav.html
Modern History Sourcebook: Sir Francis Drake's Famous Voyage Round The World, 1580
Francis Pretty, one of the men who sailed with Drake, writes of their voyage around the world.
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1580Pre...
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