Charting the Sea of Darkness: The Four Voyages of Henry Hudson

• Author: Donald S. Johnson
• ISBN 10: 156836105X
• ISBN 13: 9781568361055
• Format: Paperback (256 pages)
• List Price: $14.00
• More Details
  
  

  List Price: $14.00

  Tags: Biographies & Memoirs, Historical, Canadian,

  Book Description:
  In the 1600's, the race was on to discover a sea route to the riches of Cathay and the East Indies. Henry Hudson, a captain-for-hire serving both his native England and its archrival Holland, navigated much of this uncharted world, in which piracy was rampant and every ship was fair game. Henry Hudson was one of the most enigmatic figures of the Age of Discovery, and little is known about the man today, even though his quest for the Northwest and Northeast Passages led him to explore Chesapeake Bay, Manhattan Island, the Hudson River (as far north as Albany), and Hudson's Bay, near the Arctic Circle. It was near here, in 1610, that Hudson was marooned by a mutinous crew and so passed from history, leaving his name on two great bodies of water. This fascinating book helps modern readers to understand Henry Hudson's life and times, the state of geographic knowledge in his day, and why whole societies were mesmerized by the voyages of heroic maritime figures like him. Relying on Hudson's original logs, it sheds new light on the great explorer and his influence on history.

Filter By Condition

  Used
  New
  Rental
  eBooks
  International
  Local Options

Search By Location

Rental Term

Summer Quarter Semester

Show Prices

Lower to higher Higher to Lower

  Apply Coupons
  Apply Sales Tax (estimate)

Add To My Bookbag Tweet Alert Sell Donate Contact Us

• Home
• Buy Textbooks
• Rent Textbooks
• Sell Textbooks
• New & Used Rental Buyback

Bookbag () | College Textbooks

• • Buy Cheap Textbooks
  • Sell Used Textbooks
  • Browse Textbooks
  • Textbook Information
  • Donate Your Books
• • My Bookbag
  • My Account
  • Price Alerts
  • Track Order
  • Help
• • SmartPhone Apps
  • Bookmark Us
  • Tell A Friend
  • Campus Bookstore Directory
• • Textbook Blog
  • Mobile & Local
  • Press
  • Affiliates
  • Feedback

Content Copyright © 1999-2013 Terms and Conditions of Use, Security and Privacy Policy | Resources: 1 2 3 | Site Map