Hawkins, Scourge of Spain.
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1930. First Printing of the First US Edition. A Near Fine copy in a Near Fine, price-clipped dust jacket. Sir John Hawkins (1532–1595) was one of the most notable sailors and naval commanders of the sixteenth century. He is known for his pivotal role in the maritime history of England and the rise of the global slave trade. Sir John Hawkins, Sir Francis Drake, Sir Martin Frobisher and Sir Walter Raleigh (known collectively as the Sea Dogs) were a group commissioned by the Queen of England to attack and loot the Spanish fleet. By the mid-15th Century, John Hawkins effectively set the pattern that became known as the English slave trade triangle. Early in his career, he led an expedition in which he violently captured 300 Africans in Sierra Leone and transported them to Spanish plantations in the Americas. His missions were so lucrative that Queen Elizabeth I sponsored his subsequent journeys and provided ships, supplies and guns. Item #28159
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