Terry Deary 
Pirate Tales: The Pirate Lord [EPUB ebook] 

From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children’s non-fiction author of the 20th century’ by Books For Keeps____________________Plymouth, 1577Tom is a cabin boy for Captain Francis Drake, on his mission to steal South American gold from the Spanish fleet. Can Tom survive the trip round the world, through waves three times the height of their tiny ship, help Drake defeat the Spanish galleons – and come back rich?A fantastic story blending pirate legend with historical fact and Terry Deary’s vividly imagined characters.____________________’Bubbling with wit, language play and robust dialogue….just the right mix of ingredients to trigger young readers’ interest in all things historical.’ Books For Keeps