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Fatal journey, peter c mancall shop online for books in the. In the winter of 1610, after navigating dangerous fields of icebergs near the northern tip of labrador, hudsons small ship became trapped in winter ice. Mancall has 38 books on goodreads with 1411 ratings. They forced hudson, his teenage son, and seven other men onto a shallowbottomed boat and pushed them away. Peter c mancall examines the events of english explorer henry hudsons final expedition in the winter of 1610 and the mutiny that followed, resulting in hudson, his son, and other crew members being forced off the. Catron grant books specializes in hard to find, out of print, used, and rare books with an emphasis on culture, travel and exploration in asia, world war ii southeast asia and the pacific, natural history, paleontology, and anything else that strikes us as unusual or informational.
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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. Mancalls fatal journey is the first book to tell the full story of hudson and the other 23 men who set sail from london in april 1610. Boston globe fatal journey is a rich, exhilarating narrative of exploration, desperation, and icebound tragedy. Mancall represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in brigham young university. The final expedition of henry hudson basic books, 2009. In his book he recounts the expeditions of explorer henry hudson 15651611. 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. Well you should, and now thanks to peter mancalls pageturning fatal journey. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
The view from the battery park city esplanade of the hudson river leading into new york harbor. Mancall tells the full story of hudson, his men, and the fate of the mutineers for the first time, employing narratives from the expedition itself, testimony offered in trials of the survivors, and the last words that hudson ever wrote. In his book he recounts the expeditions of explorer. Mellon professor of the humanities, linda and harlan martens director of the early modern studies institute and professor of history and anthropology. He is the author of six books including nature and culture in the early modern atlantic penn, 2018. Mancall doesnt spend much time pondering the fate of hudson and his fellow castaways. Mancall combines forensic history with pulsing narrative to achieve a highly credible account of how the mission unraveled. Examines the events of english explorer henry hudsons final expedition in the winter of 1610 and the mutiny that followed, resulting in hudson, his son, and other crew members being forced off the boat and set adrift in the frigid hudson bay. Fatal journey 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. The final expedition of henry hudson peter mancall, director of the university of southern californias huntington early modern studies institute, recounts the life and. Mancall recounts how english settlers quickly found a market for alcohol.
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