Download or read book The Golden Book of the Dutch Navigators Illustrated with Seventy Reproductions of Old Prints written by Hendrik Willem van LOON and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Golden Book of the Dutch Navigators written by Hendrik Willem Van Loon and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Golden Book of the Dutch Navigators written by Hendrik Willem Van Loon and published by Library of Alexandria. This book was released on with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It was the year of our Lord 1579, and the eleventh of the glorious revolution of Holland against Spain. Brielle had been taken by a handful of hungry sea-beggars. Haarlem and Naarden had been murdered out by a horde of infuriated Spanish regulars. Alkmaar—little Alkmaar, hidden behind lakes, canals, open fields with low willows and marshes—had been besieged, had turned the welcome waters of the Zuyder Zee upon the enemy, and had driven the enemy away. Alva, the man of iron who was to destroy this people of butter between his steel gloves, had left the stage of his unsavory operations in disgrace. The butter had dribbled away between his fingers. Another Spanish governor had appeared. Another failure. Then a third one. Him the climate and the brilliant days of his youth had killed. But in the heart of Holland, William, of the House of Nassau, heir to the rich princes of Orange, destined to be known as the Silent, the Cunning One—this same William, broken in health, broken in money, but high of courage, marshaled his forces and, with the despair of a last chance, made ready to clear his adopted country of the hated foreign domination. Everywhere in the little terrestrial triangle of this newest of republics there was the activity of men who had just escaped destruction by the narrowest of margins. They had faith in their own destiny. Any one who can go through an open rebellion against the mightiest of monarchs and come out successfully deserves the commendation of the Almighty. The Hollanders had succeeded. Their harbors, the lungs of the country, were free once more, and could breathe the fresh air of the open sea and of commercial prosperity. On the land the Spaniard still held his own, but on the water the Hollander was master of the situation. The ocean, which had made his country what it was, which had built the marshes upon which he lived, which provided the highway across which he brought home his riches, was open to his enterprise. He must go out in search of further adventure. Thus far he had been the common carrier of Europe. His ships had brought the grain from the rich Baltic provinces to the hungry waste of Spain. His fishermen had supplied the fasting table of Catholic humanity with the delicacy of pickled herring. From Venice and later on from Lisbon he had carried the products of the Orient to the farthest corners of the Scandinavian peninsula. It was time for him to expand. The rôle of middleman is a good rôle for modest and humble folk who make a decent living by taking a few pennies here and collecting a few pennies there, but the chosen people of God must follow their destiny upon the broad highway of international commerce wherever they can. Therefore the Hollander must go to India.
Download or read book The Golden Book of the Dutch Navigators written by Henry Van Dyke and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2018-01-04 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original.
Download or read book The Golden Book of the Dutch Navigators written by Hendrik Willem Van Loon and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-11-21 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set sail on the high seas with the legendary Dutch navigators in Hendrik Willem Van Loon's captivating account. Chronicling the daring voyages and discoveries of these intrepid explorers, Van Loon paints a vivid picture of their contributions to the world of geography and navigation. This classic work celebrates the spirit of adventure and the indomitable will of the Dutch navigators, making it a treasure trove for history enthusiasts and maritime aficionados.
Download or read book Van Loon written by Cornelis Van Minnen and published by Springer. This book was released on 2005-10-13 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Upon his death, Hendrik van Loon was described in The Times obituary as 'one of the most engaging products of the marriage between Holland and the United States'. One of FDR's true and closest friends, van Loon emigrated from the Netherlands to the United States at age 20, in 1902. Working as a historian, journalist, illustrator, and radio commentator, van Loon immersed himself in American cultural life from the 1920s through the '40s, until his death three months before D-Day. Van Loon's professional relationships and friendships with such distinguished persons as Sinclair Lewis, Van Wyck Brooks, H. L. Mencken, Albert Einstein, Herbert Hoover, and Fiorello La Guardia bolster his place as a celebrity of his times. This biography is an exciting and nuanced portrait of a man deeply involved in American cultural life in the first half of the twentieth century.
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Download or read book The Golden Book of the Dutch Navigators Classic Reprint written by Hendrik Willem van Loon and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-23 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Golden Book of the Dutch Navigators About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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