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Under Drake’s Flag: A Tale of the Spanish Main Audiobook
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In the days when England and Spain struggled for the supremacy of the sea, a young lad sails with Sir Francis Drake, the daring sixteenth-century privateer, in this action-packed story based on true historical events. Drake’s superb navigational skill enabled him to outrun or outmaneuver his incessant pursuers. He escaped so often and so ingeniously that he became legendary and was assumed by some to have supernatural powers—even the Spanish tended to have admiration rather than hatred in their hearts. As Drake sails the Pacific on his great voyage of circumnavigation, the heroes pass through a variety of exciting and perilous adventures.
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"Is there any way i can possibly put a million-star rating on this book? this is the best book in the world. sure, a little hard to read, but the best adventure. (great to listen to in the car) "
— Ellie (5 out of 5 stars)
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“A stirring book of Drake’s time.”
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“There is not a dull chaper, nor, indeed, a dull page in the book.”
— Observer (London)
Under Drake’s Flag Listener Reviews
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" Is there any way i can possibly put a million-star rating on this book? this is the best book in the world. sure, a little hard to read, but the best adventure. (great to listen to in the car) "
— Ellie, 9/17/2013 -
" I still like books about pirates! "
— Neal, 5/24/2013 -
" I learned about Francis Drake's experiences on the Spanish Main. (He was the first Englishman to sail around the world) "
— Angelyn, 8/7/2010 -
" I still like books about pirates! "
— Neal, 4/29/2010 -
" I learned about Francis Drake's experiences on the Spanish Main. (He was the first Englishman to sail around the world) "
— Angelyn, 8/9/2008
About G. A. Henty
George Alfred Henty (1832–1902) was born in Trumpington, England. He studied at Cambridge but left without his degree to serve in the Crimean War. After several failed attempts at careers, he decided in 1865 to become a writer, beginning as a correspondent for the Standard. He wrote his first boys’ adventure, Out of the Pampas, in 1868, and its popularity spurred him to write some eighty more children’s books.
About Fred Williams
Fred Williams, a graduate of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, works in theater, film, television, and radio in England, Ireland, and America. Besides narrating audiobooks, he is a performer in living-history reenactments, an archer, and a poet.