In the Wake of Sir Francis Drake Vol 2 The World Voyage - Michael Turner (Hardback) 01-02-2026

There are hundreds of Drake biographies but this one is unique. Michael Turner, a Sherlock Holmes of the sea, is the first Drake author to go beyond the archives to test the entire primary sources in the field. The text is laced with research techniques, ground-breaking discoveries and perilous adventures in reaching nearly all the Drake places. This book reveals the ultimate geographical Drake knowledge, written on location by an intrepid traveller with a Drake's-eye view. The Drake scholar and the armchair traveller alike will learn much and enjoy this book

“There can be little left to know about Sir Francis Drake’s seafaring exploits after the penning of two biographical volumes so thoroughly researched that they leave barely a tide unturned, a landfall untouched…Michael Turner combines the best elements of research and swashbuckling adventure.”

This England, Winter, 2006

“We explore an even more intrepid itinerary with a man who is circumnavigating the globe following Sir Francis Drake’s route…”

Saturday Live, 21 July 2012, BBC Radio 4