The Pirates of Panama, From Sir Francis Drake to Admiral Edward Vernon

by Judy Haisten

Book Overview

In 1572, Francis Drake and his crew of 73 men sailed in two small boats from England to the Isthmus of Panama, a narrow strip of land on Central America. The Isthmus had become a flourishing staging ground for the shipment of the treasures taken from the Aztec and Inca Empires and headed to the Spanish Coffers. Spain used the immense riches to fund the successful Spanish Armada and to govern the African slave trade in the Western hemisphere. The Spaniards...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1614938482
• ISBN13: 9781614938484
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: Peppertree Press
• Length: 214 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"