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Book Henry Hudson and His Voyages of Exploration in World History

Download or read book Henry Hudson and His Voyages of Exploration in World History written by Judith Edwards and published by Enslow Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the life and career of Henry Hudson, tracing his voyages in the Arctic and North America and his discovery of the Hudson River and other bodies of water during his unsuccessful search for a Northwest Passage to Asia.

Book Fatal Journey

    Book Details:
  • Author : Peter C. Mancall
  • Publisher : Basic Books
  • Release : 2009-06-09
  • ISBN : 0786747870
  • Pages : 320 pages

Download or read book Fatal Journey written by Peter C. Mancall and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2009-06-09 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The English explorer Henry Hudson devoted his life to the search for a water route through America, becoming the first European to navigate the Hudson River in the process. In Fatal Journey, acclaimed historian and biographer Peter C. Mancall narrates Hudson's final expedition. In the winter of 1610, after navigating dangerous fields of icebergs near the northern tip of Labrador, Hudson's small ship became trapped in winter ice. Provisions grew scarce and tensions mounted amongst the crew. Within months, the men mutinied, forcing Hudson, his teenage son, and seven other men into a skiff, which they left floating in the Hudson Bay. A story of exploration, desperation, and icebound tragedy, Fatal Journey vividly chronicles the undoing of the great explorer, not by an angry ocean, but at the hands of his own men.

Book Henry Hudson

Download or read book Henry Hudson written by Edward Butts and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2009-12-21 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1607 Henry Hudson was an obscure English sea captain. By 1610 he was an internationally renowned explorer. He made two voyages in search of a Northeast Passage to the Orient and had discovered the Spitzbergen Islands and their valuable whaling grounds. In the process, Hudson had sailed farther north than any other European before him. In 1609, working for the Dutch, he had explored the Hudson River and had made a Dutch colony in America possible. Sailing from England in 1610, on what would be his most famous voyage, Hudson began his search for the Northwest Passage through the Canadian Arctic. This was also his last exploration. Only a few of the men under his command lived to see England again. Hudson's expedition was one of great discovery and even greater disaster. Extreme Arctic conditions and Hudson's own questionable leadership resulted in the most infamous mutiny in Canadian history, and a mystery that remains unsolved.

Book Half Moon

    Book Details:
  • Author : Douglas Hunter
  • Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
  • Release : 2010-08-31
  • ISBN : 1608190986
  • Pages : 334 pages

Download or read book Half Moon written by Douglas Hunter and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2010-08-31 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A tribute to Henry Hudson's discovery of the river that bears his name recounts how the historical explorer defied commission orders to find an eastern passage to China by redirecting his voyage along the coastline from Spanish Florida to the Grand Banks, an effort that laid a foundation for New York's establishment as a global capital. Reprint.

Book Henry Hudson

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  • Author : Henrietta Toth
  • Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
  • Release : 2016-12-15
  • ISBN : 1508172269
  • Pages : 50 pages

Download or read book Henry Hudson written by Henrietta Toth and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2016-12-15 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The river in New York State and the Canadian bay both bear Henry Hudson's name. During the 16th century, this English mariner sailed one important voyage after another. This guide covers his quest for the Northwest Passage, his time in the Arctic, his voyage down the East Coast of North America into present-day New York, and his exploration of Canada's Hudson Bay. Learn how he made contact with Native Americans, suffered from terrible disease, and endured the worst fear of all sea captains—mutiny—to become one of the world's most famous explorers.

Book Henry Hudson

Download or read book Henry Hudson written by Amie Hazleton and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2017-01-01 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore the life of Henry Hudson in this captivating biography. In the early 1600s, England was amid the many countries in search of a northern passage to trade with the Far East. After many explorers failed, Henry Hudson was asked to try. Follow along the brave journey of Hudson and learn the importance of his voyage through the Northwest Passage.

Book Beyond the Sea of Ice

    Book Details:
  • Author : Joan E. Goodman
  • Publisher : New York : Mikaya Press ; Willowdale, Ont. : Distributed in North America by Firefly Books
  • Release : 1999
  • ISBN : 0965049388
  • Pages : 48 pages

Download or read book Beyond the Sea of Ice written by Joan E. Goodman and published by New York : Mikaya Press ; Willowdale, Ont. : Distributed in North America by Firefly Books. This book was released on 1999 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A chronicle of Henry Hudson and his ill-fated search for a passage to the Orient through the Arctic circle discusses how his epic search would eventually lead him to his death.

Book A Book of Discovery  The History of the World s Exploration From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole

Download or read book A Book of Discovery The History of the World s Exploration From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole written by M. B. Synge and published by Library of Alexandria. This book was released on 1982-01-01 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Henry Hudson

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  • Author : Edward Butts
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2016-12-28
  • ISBN : 9781525236105
  • Pages : 270 pages

Download or read book Henry Hudson written by Edward Butts and published by . This book was released on 2016-12-28 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1607 Henry Hudson was an obscure English sea captain. By 1610 he was an internationally renowned explorer. He made two voyages in search of a Northeast Passage to the Orient and had discovered the Spitzbergen Islands and their valuable whaling grounds. In the process, Hudson had sailed farther north than any other European before him. In 1609, working for the Dutch, he had explored the Hudson River and had made a Dutch colony in America possible. Sailing from England in 1610, on what would be his most famous voyage, Hudson began his search for the Northwest Passage through the Canadian Arctic. This was also his last exploration. Only a few of the men under his command lived to see England again. Hudson's expedition was one of great discovery and even greater disaster. Extreme Arctic conditions and Hudson's own questionable leadership resulted in the most infamous mutiny in Canadian history, and a mystery that remains unsolved.

Book Henry Hudson

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  • Author : Jeff C. Young
  • Publisher : Enslow Publishing, LLC
  • Release : 2009-01-01
  • ISBN : 9781598451238
  • Pages : 120 pages

Download or read book Henry Hudson written by Jeff C. Young and published by Enslow Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Examines the life of explorer Henry Hudson, including his quest for the elusive Northeast passage, his discovery of the Hudson River, and his mysterious death"--Provided by publisher.

Book Charting the Sea of Darkness

Download or read book Charting the Sea of Darkness written by Donald S. Johnson and published by Kodansha Globe. This book was released on 1995 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BOOK AWARD NOMINEE Long regarded as the most magical of the European dynasties, the Rothschild family today remains one of the most powerful and wealthy in the world. No family in the past two centuries has been so constantly at the center of Europe's great events, has featured such varied and spectacular personalities, has had anything close to the wealth of the Rothschilds. In Frederic Morton's classic tale, the family is brought vividly to life. Here you'll meet characters as lively as you can imagine: Mayer, long-time advisor to Germany's princes, who broke through the barriers of a Frankfurt ghetto and placed his family on the road to wealth and power; Lord Alfred, who maintained a private train, private orchestra (which he conducted), and private circus (of which he was ringmaster); Baron Philippe, whose rarefied vintages bear labels created by great artists, among them Picasso, Dali, and Haring; and Kathleen Nica Rothschild de Koenigswarter, the "jazz baroness," in whose arms Charlie Parker died. The family itself has been at the center of some of the most crucial moments in history: the defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo, the development of the Suez Canal, the introduction of Jews in the House of Lords. Through it all, the Rothschild name has continued to represent the family ideal: a shrewd business and financial sense, activity in the Jewish community and the arts, and an always luxurious-and often eccentric-lifestyle. Nominated for a National Book Award when it was first published in 1962, Frederic Morton's The Rothschllds is here reissued with a new afterword by the author, bringing the tale of this extraordinary family to the present.

Book Henry Hudson in Holland

    Book Details:
  • Author : Henry Cruse Murphy
  • Publisher : Springer
  • Release : 2013-11-09
  • ISBN : 9401761868
  • Pages : 158 pages

Download or read book Henry Hudson in Holland written by Henry Cruse Murphy and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-11-09 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Hudson

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  • Author : Janice Weaver
  • Publisher : Tundra Books
  • Release : 2011-11-09
  • ISBN : 1770490965
  • Pages : 50 pages

Download or read book Hudson written by Janice Weaver and published by Tundra Books. This book was released on 2011-11-09 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History has not been kind to Henry Hudson. He's been dismissed as a short-tempered man who played favorites with his crew and had an unstoppable ambition and tenacity. Although he gave his name to a mighty river, an important strait, and a huge bay, today he is remembered more for the mutiny that took his life. The grandson of a trader, Hudson sailed under both British and Dutch flags, looking for a northern route to China. Although none of his voyages led to the discovery of a northwest passage, he did explore what is now Hudson's Bay and what is now New York City. Whatever his personal shortcomings, to sail through dangerous, ice-filled waters with only a small crew in a rickety old boat, he must have been someone of rare courage and vision. In Hudson, Janice Weaver has created a compelling portrait of a man who should be remembered not for his tragic end, but for the way he advanced our understanding of the world.

Book Henry Hudson

Download or read book Henry Hudson written by Edgar Mayhew Bacon and published by Hva Press. This book was released on 2019-08-06 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Henry Hudson's story is one of daring, determination, and discovery. Henry Hudson: His Times and His Voyages is a dramatic narrative of nautical adventure. Edgar Mayhew Bacon takes us on all of Hudson's voyages, from the journeys that took him further north than any explorer before him, to the coasts of Iceland and Greenland, and the mighty Hudson River. It tells of early interactions with Native-Americans--both peaceful and hostile. Lastly, we follow Hudson on his final voyage that took him to Canada and Hudson Bay--where he met his tragic end.

Book Purchas his pilgrimes

Download or read book Purchas his pilgrimes written by Samuel Purchas and published by . This book was released on 1625 with total page 1004 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Henry Hudson the Navigator

Download or read book Henry Hudson the Navigator written by G.M. Asher and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-05-15 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Collected, partly Translated, and Annotated, with an Introduction'. The supplementary material includes the 1860 annual report. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1860.

Book Henry Hudson  A Brief Statement of His Aims and His Achievements

Download or read book Henry Hudson A Brief Statement of His Aims and His Achievements written by Thomas A. Janvier and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-02 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an overview of the life and achievements of Henry Hudson, a famous explorer, and navigator who led several expeditions in the early 17th century. In addition to the biography, the book also includes newly discovered documents related to the mutiny that led to Hudson's abandonment and death. The documents include the testimony of six crew members, shedding light on the events that led to the mutiny and the subsequent trial of the mutineers. The book also features illustrations of navigation instruments and ships used during Hudson's time, as well as maps of the known world.