Mid-America, Vol. 38

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Excerpt from Mid-America, Vol. 38: An Historical Quarterly, January, 1956Drake had been champing at the bit in disfavor at court follow ing the dismal results of his attack on the Peninsula in 1589. But with the Spanish foray into Cornwall and the threat to Ireland Eliza beth finally consented once again to unleash the dragon upon the Spanish. Drake was anxious to renew his reputation which had reached its zenith in his expedition of 1585-86 and in the repulse of the Armada invencible. With his potent squadron he planned to return to the isthmus, the scene of his first brilliant victory in the early Seventies?About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.