Peter Firstbrook is author of The Voyage of the Matthew (about the explorer John Cabot), Lost on Everest (about George Mallory), and The Obamas: The Untold Story of an African Family. He worked for the BBC for twenty-five years as a television producer, director and executive producer, specializing in historical documentaries. He divides his time between London and the Isle of Wight.
'Exceptionally well-crafted, engaging'
*TLS*
‘A lively and vivid new exploration of an extraordinary life.’
*Matthew Parker, author of The Sugar Barons*
‘A riveting account of the astonishing adventures of one of
the true heroes of English and American history. This is a
real page-turner and makes history truly come alive.’
*Robert Hutchinson, author of Elizabeth's Spymaster and
The Spanish Armada*
‘Peter Firstbrook’s tenacious research for A Man Most Driven
convinces me even more that Smith’s life was just as incredibly
swashbuckling as Smith himself so colorfully but truthfully
described.’
*William M. Kelso, Director of Research and Interpretation at the
Jamestown Rediscovery Project*
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