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The Making of John Ledyard - Empire and Ambition in the Life of an Early American Traveler (Hardcover) Loot Price: R1,899
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The Making of John Ledyard - Empire and Ambition in the Life of an Early American Traveler (Hardcover): Edward G. Gray

The Making of John Ledyard - Empire and Ambition in the Life of an Early American Traveler (Hardcover)

Edward G. Gray

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During the course of his short but extraordinary life, John Ledyard (1751-1789) came in contact with some of the most remarkable figures of his era: the British explorer Captain James Cook, American financier Robert Morris, Revolutionary naval commander John Paul Jones, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and others. Ledyard lived and traveled in remarkable places as well, journeying from the New England backcountry to Tahiti, Hawaii, the American Northwest coast, Alaska, and the Russian Far East. In this engaging biography, the historian Edward Gray offers not only a full account of Ledyard's eventful life but also an illuminating view of the late eighteenth-century world in which he lived.
Ledyard was both a product of empire and an agent in its creation, Gray shows, and through this adventurer's life it is possible to discern the many ways empire shaped the lives of nations, peoples, and individuals in the era of the American Revolution, the world's first modern revolt against empire.

General

Imprint: Yale University Press
Country of origin: United States
Release date: June 2007
First published: June 2007
Authors: Edward G. Gray
Dimensions: 235 x 156 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages: 240
ISBN-13: 978-0-300-11055-5
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Historical, political & military
Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Geographical discovery & exploration
Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
Books > Humanities > History > American history > General
Books > History > American history > General
Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
Books > Biography > Historical, political & military
LSN: 0-300-11055-3
Barcode: 9780300110555

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