Sir Walter Raleigh
Subtitle: explorer for the court of Queen Elizabeth
By: Steven P. Olson.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: The library of explorers and exploration
Publisher: Rosen Pub. Group
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 112
Subjects: Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618 -- Juvenile literature.; Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603 -- Relations with courts and courtiers -- Juvenile literature.; Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618.; Explorers -- Great Britain -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Explorers.; Great Britain -- History -- Elizabeth, 1558-1603 -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Great Britain -- Court and courtiers -- History -- 16th century -- Juvenile literature.
Genres: Juvenile literature.; Biography
Description: A biography of Sir Walter Raleigh which examines his early life, his relationship with Queen Elizabeth, his desire to explore the New World, his defeat of the Spanish Armada, his quest for El Dorado, his life as a writer, and more.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 107-108) and index.
Table of contents: title: A renaissance man; title: The birth of the individual; title: Religious wars in France and Ireland; title: Life in the court of Elizabeth I; title: Seeking fortunes in the New World; title: Defeat of the Spanish Armada and the New Empire; title: Raleigh the writer - The search for El Dorado; title: The second vogage to El Dorado; title: The death of Sir Walter Raleigh; title: Chronology