Sir Walter Raleigh: Being a True and Vivid Account of the Life and Times of the Explorer , Soldier, Scholar, Poet, and Courtier--The Controversial Hero of the Elizabethan Age - Softcover

Trevelyan, Raleigh

 
9780805076981: Sir Walter Raleigh: Being a True and Vivid Account of the Life and Times of the Explorer , Soldier, Scholar, Poet, and Courtier--The Controversial Hero of the Elizabethan Age

Synopsis

A direct descendant of the legendary courtier and author of The Fortress offers an insightful new portrait of Sir Walter Raleigh, describing his accomplishments as an explorer, diplomat, soldier, pirate, and poet; his skill at negotiating the labyrinthine web of Elizabethan court politics; and other important aspects of his life. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.

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About the Author

Raleigh Trevelyan, a descendant of Sir Walter Raleigh, was for many years a distinguished publisher; his previous books include The Fortress and Rome 44. During the last two decades he has combed British, Spanish, Italian, and his own family's archives to write this authoritative life. Sir Walter Raleigh was a London Sunday Times Book of the Year. Mr. Trevelyan lives in London and Cornwall.

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