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Henry Hudson - Doomed Navigator and Explorer (Paperback)
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Henry Hudson - Doomed Navigator and Explorer (Paperback)
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List price R297
Loot Price R235
Discovery Miles 2 350
You Save R62 (21%)
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From the era of wooden sailing ships and Europe's golden age of
exploration, the story of famed British navigator Henry Hudson
tells a classic tale of courage, ambition, and treachery on the
high seas. As the leader of four Arctic voyages in 1607, 1608,
1609, and 1610, Hudson searched in vain for a navigable route
through the polar ice that would open the way to the riches of
Asia. In his obsession to succeed, he made reckless decisions that
pushed his crew to the brink, with disastrous results. Hudson did
not achieve his goal, but as a result of his skillful mapping of
Hudson Bay and the Hudson River area, his name would live on as a
prominent landmark in the geography and imagination of North
America. In 1874, he was appointed assistant commissioner of the
newly formed North West Mounted Police and led his troops west to
smash the whisky trade and bring law and order to the vast
North-West Territories. Macleod smoked the peace pipe with
prominent chiefs like Crowfoot and Red Crow, earning their trust as
a man who kept his promises. As a policeman and judge, Macleod
showed a strong sense of justice, sympathizing with the plight of
First Nations peoples and challenging the government when it failed
to fulfill treaty obligations.This exciting new biography is a
vivid account of the larger-than-life Canadian hero who played a
major role in the peaceful development of western Canada.
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