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Under Drake's Flag
G. A. Henty
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An exciting tale set on the high seas, in a period ruled by exploration, with the ever-present dangers of nature and the weather, together with pirates of the famed Spanish Main.
An exciting tale set on the high seas, in a period ruled by exploration, with the ever-present dangers of nature and the weather, together with pirates of the famed Spanish Main.
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This, however, was not to be.
One day, shortly after their departure, Ned said to Gerald:
"I do not like the look of the sky. It reminds me of the sky that we had before that terrible hurricane, when we were moored off the Isle of Pines; and with our scanty crew we should be in a mightily unfavorable position, should the wind come on to blow."
In that wise the sailors shared Ned's apprehensions, and in the speediest possible time all sail was lowered, and the ship prepared to meet the gale. It was not long before the whole sky was covered with black clouds. Captain Drake signaled to the vessels that each was to do its best; and, if separated, was to rendezvous at the spot before agreed upon. Then, all having been done that could be thought of, they waited the bursting of the storm.
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3.5 stars. Great storytelling and writing! Despite the book's title, Ned spends more of his time trying to get back under Drake's flag than actually serving under it. This is a great adventure story for kids.
A fantastic adventure described in minute details. The tails of Captain Drake having led to himself Sir Francis Drake !
Here is an epoch tail of adventure described in miniscule details. The South Seas exploits of Sir Francis Drake was beyond the pail of adventure. Your interest will most assuredly
read this twice ages ago. love the part where he takes over an island and topples down tree trunks a la family robinson. is this racist and so anglocentric? yes, down w the spanish they're barely human bc inquisition (me when i create my own persecutes-entirely-different-people-group church). childh
My review is also based on the audio book based off the G . A. Henry book Under Drakes Flag.
We listened to the audio drama as a family a few years ago and decided to try it again. It’s all adventure and definitely worked better for an older audience. Our kids were 10,8,5.5 and 2)
I would recommend
Under Drake's Flag was an okay book because of the battles. I liked his other books better because they kept me interested. This book has high and low spots where it is interesting and others where you're like when will it end. My favorite part of this book is when Ned fights the shark and kills it
Note: This review is based on an audiobook made from the book.
Under Drake's Flag: a Tale of the Spanish Main is a swashbuckling adventure filled with Christian themes. It teaches us to stay strong in our Faith no matter what. We follow Ned and Jerald on their adventures with famous English privateer
As an English teacher, I was once tempted to assign outside reading of classics that had not yet been made into movies. Then I realized that if it was a good story it almost certainly had a film version of some kind; if it didn't there was a reason. This book as far as I know doesn't have a film ver
Listened to the audio dramatized while folding laundry :)
Detailed intense history! Amazing story!
Great book, quite interesting, learned a lot of amazing history!
From Indians who have never seen fire to the Spanish Inquisition, the English sailors are always met with new adventures and obstacles.