Magnificent Adventures of Henry Hudson
Author: Philip Vail
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Published: 1965
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The Magnificent Adventures of Henry Hudson
Author: Philip Vail
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Published: 1965
Total Pages: 217
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Magnificent Adventures of Henry Hudson
Author: Philip Vail
Publisher: Sapere Books
Published: 2021-03-17
Total Pages: 226
ISBN-13: 9781800552494
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA gripping biography of one of the seventeenth century's greatest sea captains. Courage, ambition and treachery on the high seas... Perfect for fans of Andrew Lambert, Kevin Jackson, N. A. M. Rodger, and Eric Jay Dolin. In June 1611, Henry Hudson, captain of the Discovery, his young son, and seven other crew members were forced into a small gig and set adrift amongst the ice floes of Hudson Bay. They were never seen again. Shy and aloof, yet courageous and sometimes recklessly daring, English explorer and navigator Hudson made four momentous voyages in 1607, 1608, 1609, and 1610, journeys that greatly expanded geographical knowledge of the New World. Yet it was his obsessive search for the elusive northwest passage - a sea route that would open the way to the riches of the Orient - combined with his poor judge of character and inept leadership that would ultimately result in one of the most notorious events in maritime history. Drawing on a wealth of contemporary material, including Hudson's official ships' logs and the private journal he kept during his voyages, Noel B. Gerson vividly brings to life the dramatic events that led to the enactment of the greatest crime on the high seas, mutiny, and the tragic fate of one of England's foremost discoverer-adventurers. The Magnificent Adventures of Henry Hudson masterfully combines the triumphant spirit of early seventeenth-century maritime adventure with the perilous nature of life at sea.
Fatal Journey
Author: Peter C. Mancall
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 2009-06-09
Total Pages: 322
ISBN-13: 0786747870
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe 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.
Half Moon
Author: Douglas Hunter
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published: 2010-08-31
Total Pages: 334
ISBN-13: 1608190986
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA 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.
Henry Hudson
Author: Steven Otfinoski
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 84
ISBN-13: 9780761422259
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"An examination of the life and accomplishments of the famed explorer who lent his name to several geographic locations in North America"--Provided by publisher.
Henry Hudson
Author: Edward Butts
Publisher: Dundurn
Published: 2009-12-21
Total Pages: 210
ISBN-13: 1770705848
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn 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.
The Adventures of Henry Hudson. By the Author of “Uncle Philip's Conversations” [i.e. Francis L. Hawks].
Author: Henry Hudson
Publisher:
Published: 1854
Total Pages: 184
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKHudson's Bay Company Adventures
Author: Elle Andra-Warner
Publisher: Heritage House Publishing Co
Published: 2011-02-01
Total Pages: 132
ISBN-13: 1926613147
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe early history of the Hudson’s Bay Company comes alive in these true tales of fur-trade wars, incredible wilderness journeys, hardships and danger. Founded by the extraordinary adventurers and renegades Radisson and des Groseilliers, the HBC attracted many memorable characters. Explorer Henry Kelsey was the first European to see the buffalo herds. James Knight met a mysterious fate on a frozen northern island. Brave Isabel Gunn worked in the fur trade disguised as a man. Anyone who enjoys historical adventure will relish these exciting stories of Canada’s oldest company.
The Encyclopedia of New York City
Author: Kenneth T. Jackson
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2010-12-01
Total Pages: 4282
ISBN-13: 0300182570
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCovering an exhaustive range of information about the five boroughs, the first edition of The Encyclopedia of New York City was a success by every measure, earning worldwide acclaim and several awards for reference excellence, and selling out its first printing before it was officially published. But much has changed since the volume first appeared in 1995: the World Trade Center no longer dominates the skyline, a billionaire businessman has become an unlikely three-term mayor, and urban regeneration—Chelsea Piers, the High Line, DUMBO, Williamsburg, the South Bronx, the Lower East Side—has become commonplace. To reflect such innovation and change, this definitive, one-volume resource on the city has been completely revised and expanded. The revised edition includes 800 new entries that help complete the story of New York: from Air Train to E-ZPass, from September 11 to public order. The new material includes broader coverage of subject areas previously underserved as well as new maps and illustrations. Virtually all existing entries—spanning architecture, politics, business, sports, the arts, and more—have been updated to reflect the impact of the past two decades. The more than 5,000 alphabetical entries and 700 illustrations of the second edition of The Encyclopedia of New York City convey the richness and diversity of its subject in great breadth and detail, and will continue to serve as an indispensable tool for everyone who has even a passing interest in the American metropolis.
