The book ""Henry Hudson A Brief Statement of His Aims and His Achievements"" by Thomas A. Janvier is a biography of the famous explorer, Henry Hudson. The author provides a detailed account of Hudson's life, his motivations for exploration, and his significant achievements. The book explores Hudson's voyages and discoveries, including his journey to the Arctic in search of a Northwest Passage, his exploration of the Hudson River and the surrounding areas, and his encounters with Native American tribes. The author also ...
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The book ""Henry Hudson A Brief Statement of His Aims and His Achievements"" by Thomas A. Janvier is a biography of the famous explorer, Henry Hudson. The author provides a detailed account of Hudson's life, his motivations for exploration, and his significant achievements. The book explores Hudson's voyages and discoveries, including his journey to the Arctic in search of a Northwest Passage, his exploration of the Hudson River and the surrounding areas, and his encounters with Native American tribes. The author also examines the impact of Hudson's expeditions on the history of exploration and the development of trade routes. Overall, ""Henry Hudson A Brief Statement of His Aims and His Achievements"" is a comprehensive and informative account of one of the most important explorers in history.1909. To which is added a newly discovered partial record now first published of The Trial of the Mutineers by whom he and others were abandoned to their death. From Chapter I: If ever a compelling Fate set its grip upon a man and drove him to an accomplishment beside his purpose and outside his thought it was when Henry Hudson-having headed his ship upon an ordered course northeastward-directly traversed his orders by fetching that compass to the southwestward which ended by bringing him into what now is Hudson s River, and which led on quickly to the found of what now is New York.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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