Drake Part 1: Chile's First Pirate
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We're on board the pirate ship the Pelican, a.k.a. the Golden Hind, with Francis Drake in 1577-78 as he sails to Chile, discovering the Drake passage and becoming the first English pirate to arrive to Chile. Matt Berg and special guest Sara Schilling help co-host Jack McCabe understand the difference between Drake the pirate and Drake the rapper, and we find out what happened to the other four ships that didn't make it around the world.
Sources incude:
The Queen's Pirate: Sir Francis Drake by Kevin Jackson
Sir Francis Drake’s Famous Voyage Round the World by Francis Pretty
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