This comprehensive biography provides an in-depth look at the life of Sir Walter Ralegh, one of the most colorful characters of the Elizabethan era. Based on contemporary documents, as well as a collection of Ralegh's letters which had never before been published, this book sheds light on the man behind the myths - from his expeditions to the New World to his courtship of Queen Elizabeth I.

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