Fatal Journey: The Final Expedition of Henry Hudson
Autor Peter C. Mancallen Limba Engleză Paperback – 27 sep 2010 – vârsta de la 13 ani
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.
InFatal
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 exploration, desperation, and icebound tragedy,Fatal Journeyvividly chronicles the undoing of the great explorer, not by an angry ocean, but at the hands of his own men.
A story of exploration, desperation, and icebound tragedy,Fatal Journeyvividly chronicles the undoing of the great explorer, not by an angry ocean, but at the hands of his own men.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780465020317
ISBN-10: 0465020313
Pagini: 320
Dimensiuni: 158 x 232 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.47 kg
Ediția:First Trade Paper Edition
Editura: BASIC BOOKS
Colecția Basic Books
ISBN-10: 0465020313
Pagini: 320
Dimensiuni: 158 x 232 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.47 kg
Ediția:First Trade Paper Edition
Editura: BASIC BOOKS
Colecția Basic Books
Notă biografică
Peter
C.
Mancallis
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
ofHakluyt's
PromiseandAt
the
Edge
of
Empire.
He
lives
in
Los
Angeles.
Recenzii
Washington
Post
“[Fatal Journey] recounts the puzzling episode of a captain overthrown by an enraged faction of his own crew…. [A] short and dependable guide to what befell a great but flawed explorer.”
Newark Star-Ledger
“For fans ofMutiny on the BountyandThe Caine Mutiny,Fatal Journeywill only add to the store and lore of desperate actions on the high seas…. [Mancall] combines forensic history with pulsing narrative to achieve a highly credible account of how the mission unraveled.”
Boston Globe
“Bracingly told.”
Boston Globe
“Fatal Journey is a rich, exhilarating narrative of exploration, desperation, and ice-bound tragedy.”
History Magazine
“Mancall places Hudson and the mutiny in the context of their age, a time when economic and cultural forces lured explorers and sailors into the dangers of a new world in search of profit and fame.”
Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research
“Mancall, in this fascinating account based on a great deal of research, provides a reasonable explanation of Hudson's likely fate, after probably surviving for a polar winter or two…. I recommended this excellent book to both armchair explorers and serious students of the history of the Arctic.”
“[Fatal Journey] recounts the puzzling episode of a captain overthrown by an enraged faction of his own crew…. [A] short and dependable guide to what befell a great but flawed explorer.”
Newark Star-Ledger
“For fans ofMutiny on the BountyandThe Caine Mutiny,Fatal Journeywill only add to the store and lore of desperate actions on the high seas…. [Mancall] combines forensic history with pulsing narrative to achieve a highly credible account of how the mission unraveled.”
Boston Globe
“Bracingly told.”
Boston Globe
“Fatal Journey is a rich, exhilarating narrative of exploration, desperation, and ice-bound tragedy.”
History Magazine
“Mancall places Hudson and the mutiny in the context of their age, a time when economic and cultural forces lured explorers and sailors into the dangers of a new world in search of profit and fame.”
Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research
“Mancall, in this fascinating account based on a great deal of research, provides a reasonable explanation of Hudson's likely fate, after probably surviving for a polar winter or two…. I recommended this excellent book to both armchair explorers and serious students of the history of the Arctic.”
Booklist
“Mancall's account of the doomed voyage is exciting, tense, and tragic…. This is an excellent re-examination of [Hudson] and his final, sad effort.”
Minneapolis Star Tribune
“[Mancall's] facility with primary sources is astounding. The story of Hudson's last voyage becomes, in his experienced hands, a lucid, fascinating lens into early Atlantic explorations. The book bristles with action, details about ship life, insight into British laws (the mutineers were found not guilty), and jaw-dropping accounts of encounters with Americans.”
Seattle Times
“This is a story that stretches the imagination and leaves the reader with a shiver.”
Las Cruces Sun-News
“Mancall [is] a master storyteller and historian…. Any reader of Dr. Mancall's account will be caught in an exciting adventure and overwhelming tragedy.”
Washington Times
“Mr. Mancall writes with authority in tone and scholarship.”
New York Post
“Rather than speculate, Mancall delivers the story of how Hudson's crusade put him on a collision course with his men…. But the story is perhaps most compelling in its descriptions of the Northern territory itself.”
“Mancall's account of the doomed voyage is exciting, tense, and tragic…. This is an excellent re-examination of [Hudson] and his final, sad effort.”
Minneapolis Star Tribune
“[Mancall's] facility with primary sources is astounding. The story of Hudson's last voyage becomes, in his experienced hands, a lucid, fascinating lens into early Atlantic explorations. The book bristles with action, details about ship life, insight into British laws (the mutineers were found not guilty), and jaw-dropping accounts of encounters with Americans.”
Seattle Times
“This is a story that stretches the imagination and leaves the reader with a shiver.”
Las Cruces Sun-News
“Mancall [is] a master storyteller and historian…. Any reader of Dr. Mancall's account will be caught in an exciting adventure and overwhelming tragedy.”
Washington Times
“Mr. Mancall writes with authority in tone and scholarship.”
New York Post
“Rather than speculate, Mancall delivers the story of how Hudson's crusade put him on a collision course with his men…. But the story is perhaps most compelling in its descriptions of the Northern territory itself.”