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Henry Hudson and His Voyages of Exploration in World History
128 pp.
| Enslow |
August, 2002 |
LibraryISBN 0-7660-1885-7$$20.95
(4)
4-6In World History series.
From 1607 to 1611, Henry Hudson was commissioned to find a passage from the Atlantic Ocean to China. Ultimately he was defeated by geography, ship technology, and his own enigmatic leadership practices, leading to mutiny. Edwards tells this story responsibly, with endnotes, segments of primary documents, and black-and-white illustrations-some extraneous, as are bits of the text. A timeline is appended. Bib., ind.