{"product_id":"the-pirate-queen-susan-ronald-9780060820671","title":"The Pirate Queen: Queen Elizabeth I, Her Pirate Adventurers, and the Dawn of Empire","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A highly colorful, swashbuckling read, one that will give you new respect for Britain's first Elizabeth.\" --\u003cem\u003eSeattle Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn illuminating revisionist biography about Queen Elizabeth I and her merchant-adventurers who terrorized the seas, extended the Empire, and amassed great wealth for the throne.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExtravagant, whimsical, and hot-tempered, Elizabeth was the epitome of power, both feared and admired by her enemies. Dubbed the \"pirate queen\" by the Vatican and Spain's Philip II, she employed a network of daring merchants, brazen adventurers, astronomer philosophers, and her stalwart Privy Council to anchor her throne--and in doing so, planted the seedlings of an empire that would ultimately cover two-fifths of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Pirate Queen\u003c\/em\u003e, historian Susan Ronald offers a fresh look at Elizabeth I, relying on a wealth of historical sources and thousands of the queen's personal letters to tell the thrilling story of a visionary monarch and the swashbuckling mariners who terrorized the seas to amass great wealth for themselves and the Crown.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Susan Ronald\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0060820675\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060820671\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/24\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.04h x 5.52w x 1.26d","brand":"Susan Ronald","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43994797965567,"sku":"9780060820671","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2e751a9a-5398-49ff-b38e-0c825a9343b6.jpg?v=1683332240","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-pirate-queen-susan-ronald-9780060820671","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}