Fatal Journey The Final Expedition of Henry Hudson

Other author Mancall, Peter C.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew York : Basic Books New York : Perseus Books Group [Distributor]
Description320 p. ill 23.500 x 015.500 cm.
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Summary Annotation Henry Hudson devoted his life to finding a Northwest Passage to Asia. Unsatisfied by his discovery of the Hudson River, in the winter of 1610 he set out one final time.His crew steered north past Iceland, navigating the dangerous ice-fields of the Arctic, and became ice-bound in what would soon be known as Hudson Bay. After seven months the crew mutinied, abandoning Hudson, his teenage son, and seven other men. A thrilling narrative of Hudsons perilous arctic voyage,Fatal Journeyvividly chronicles the undoing of the great explorerat the hands of his own men.
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ISBN9780465020317
ISBN0465020313 (Trade Paper) Active Record
Standard identifier# 9780465020317
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