The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation; Volume VIII

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation; Volume VIII

Author: Richard Hakluyt

Publisher: Legare Street Press

Published: 2023-07-18

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781022061439

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A foundational text of English exploration and discovery, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation is an unparalleled collection of firsthand accounts from the Age of Discovery. Edited by Richard Hakluyt, this monumental work offers a firsthand look at the experiences of the explorers, merchants, and missionaries who transformed the world in the 16th and 17th centuries. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.


The Voyage of Sir Francis Drake Around the Whole Globe

The Voyage of Sir Francis Drake Around the Whole Globe

Author: Richard Hakluyt

Publisher: Penguin UK

Published: 2015-02-26

Total Pages: 58

ISBN-13: 0141398523

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'Their fruits be diverse and plentiful, as nutmegs, ginger, long pepper, lemons, cucumbers, cocos, sago, with divers other sorts...' Scholar, spy, diplomat and supreme propagandist for Elizabethan sea power, Richard Hakluyt's accounts of famed explorers mythologised a nation growing rapidly aware of the size and strangeness of the world - and determined to dominate it. Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions. Richard Hakluyt (c 1552-1616). Hakluyt's Voyages and Discoveries is available in Penguin Classics.


Civil War Poetry

Civil War Poetry

Author: Paul Negri

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2012-06-07

Total Pages: 131

ISBN-13: 0486112179

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A superb selection of poems from both sides of the American Civil War features more than 75 inspired works by Melville, Emerson, Longfellow, Whittier, Whitman, and many others.