Fatal Journey
The Final Expedition of Henry Hudson
The 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…
Mehr
CHF 10.00
Preise inkl. MwSt. und Versandkosten (Portofrei ab CHF 40.00)
Versandkostenfrei
Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-7867-4787-0
- EAN: 9780786747870
- Produktnummer: 22913206
- Verlag: Basic Books
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
- Seitenangabe: 320 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 2'939 KB
- Sonstiges: Ab 13 - 99 J.
Über den Autor
Peter C. Mancall is Professor of History and Anthropology at the University of Southern California, as well as Director of the USC-Huntington Early Modern Studies Institute. He is the author of Hakluyt's Promise and At the Edge of Empire. He lives in Los Angeles.
21 weitere Werke von Peter C. Mancall:
Nature and Culture in the Early Modern Atlantic
The Final Expedition of Henry Hudson
The Final Expedition of Henry Hudson
Ebook (EPUB Format)
CHF 36.10
Bewertungen
Anmelden