{"product_id":"drakes-raid-on-the-treasure-trains-folio-society-70","title":"Drake's Raid on the Treasure Trains","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Drake's Raid on the Treasure Trains. Edited by Janet and John Hampden. Full-page frontispiece and seven vignette wood engravings by Geoffrey Wales. Bound in dark blue canvas with a cover design in gold. Map endpapers printed white on green. 92pp. 22.1x14.4cm. Those with Printed for Members Only on the title page had no dust-jacket. Those with Westminster Folio Society on the title page had a turquoise dust-jacket printed with same design as on cover. The Presentation Volume for 1954.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrake's Raid on the Treasure Trains recounts one of the most daring exploits associated with the English privateer and explorer Sir Francis Drake. The narrative centres on Drake's attempts to intercept the Spanish treasure routes across the Isthmus of Panama, where vast quantities of silver and gold were transported from the Pacific to the Caribbean. The account captures the danger, planning and audacity of Elizabethan privateering, while also providing insight into the fierce rivalry between England and Spain during the sixteenth century. It is a dramatic story of exploration, warfare and adventure during the age when European powers competed for wealth and influence overseas.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Folio Vault","offers":[{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":55216359178579,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Good","offer_id":55421091184979,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/thefoliovault.com\/products\/drakes-raid-on-the-treasure-trains-folio-society-70","provider":"Folio Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}