Under Drake's Flag

First published in 1882, this adventure novel by best-selling author George Alfred Henty follows the daring escapades of a young boy nicknamed Ned. This one overcomes one obstacle after another, converting savages, rescuing drowning Spanish sailors and impressing the natives in virtually every village in which he washes ashore. Pirating, sailing ships, the turbulence between England and Spain around the gold coast, interactions with the natives, slave uprisings, capture, escape, ship wreak: when it comes to heroic adventures, this book has it all...