This Version
This annotated version of Sir Francis Drake's "The World Encompassed" is the first clear, text based, print of the book. While other publishers have produced hard to read, scanned copies of the text, our version is a clean size 11 font. Our annotations seek to make: 1) difficult passages and language easy to read, 2) places, anchorages, and lat/long modernized, 3) mark classically debated passages, 4) and other notes of interest and significance including global history, ecological significance, cultural subjects, and popular trivia.
Foreword
The Foreword, written by Captain Bradley Thomas Angle, MBA, is a plea for readers to enjoy the story itself. The account of Drake's voyage includes jokes about the Spanish, arrogant claims of English superiority, dramatic and poetic accounts of rounding Cape Horn, and 500 year old adventure of the likes the World has rarely seen since – all of which can be read with enjoyment. This story of Drake's doesn't need any embellishing, it's amazing to read on its own, so long as the font is clear and clean. (Bradley is a maritime history buff located in San Francisco California. He encourages the reader to utilize scholarly sources to cite any accounts of Drake's voyage and he points the reader to one of three Drake Institutions, and warns the reader away from popular and modern myths about Drake.)
About the Publisher
Dirty Sailor Company is in the business of promoting the culture of the modern forecastle. The lifestyles and attitudes of these working-class people have not been duly shared with the world in literature, history, or art. Historically, this sect of mariner has been maltreated and has gone unrecognized for their efforts, yet they bring a skillset, a culture, and a wealth of artistic vision into the world. Because of the people in the forecastle, progressive ideals have benevolently spread through the world, benefiting the lower class and humanity as a whole.
