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The Magnificent Adventures of Henry Hudson (The Age of Sail) Kindle Edition

by Noel B. Gerson (Author), Philip Vail (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 out of 5 stars 233 ratings
A gripping biography of one of the seventeenth century’s greatest sea captains.

Courage, ambition and treachery on the high seas… Perfect for fans of Andrew Lambert, Kevin Jackson, N. A. M. Rodger, and Eric Jay Dolin.

In June 1611, Henry Hudson, captain of the Discovery, his young son, and seven other crew members were forced into a small gig and set adrift amongst the ice floes of Hudson Bay. They were never seen again.

Shy and aloof, yet courageous and sometimes recklessly daring, English explorer and navigator Hudson made four momentous voyages in 1607, 1608, 1609, and 1610, journeys that greatly expanded geographical knowledge of the New World. Yet it was his obsessive search for the elusive northwest passage – a sea route that would open the way to the riches of the Orient – combined with his poor judge of character and inept leadership that would ultimately result in one of the most notorious events in maritime history.

Drawing on a wealth of contemporary material, including Hudson’s official ships’ logs and the private journal he kept during his voyages, Noel B. Gerson vividly brings to life the dramatic events that led to the enactment of the greatest crime on the high seas, mutiny, and the tragic fate of one of England’s foremost discoverer-adventurers.

The Magnificent Adventures of Henry Hudson masterfully combines the triumphant spirit of early seventeenth-century maritime adventure with the perilous nature of life at sea.
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08XQNK2KF
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Sapere Books
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 28, 2021
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2.3 MB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 207 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1800552487
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Part of series ‏ : ‎ The Age of Sail
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 out of 5 stars 233 ratings

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  • Donald Rhodes
    5.0 out of 5 stars Henry Hudson
    Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2023
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    This book is well written, and very informational. It's A shame Henry did not a have the business sense and leadership abilities to go along with his exploration achievments.
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  • kamen zakov
    4.0 out of 5 stars informative
    Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2024
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    Few people know that the Hudson river , Hudson Bay and famous Hudson Bay company wee named after this famous explorer ; informative short read , entertaining as well
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  • BRUCE T.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Way better than expected
    Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2024
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    I live a few miles from the Hudson River and thought it would be fun to learn a little about the man that discovered it. I had no idea what i was in store for. Great read.
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  • Fred J Volpe
    4.0 out of 5 stars interesting read
    Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2024
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    A quick read to learn about the life of a great explorer and visionary, fills a void in understanding our history.
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  • Paul Magana
    4.0 out of 5 stars Good. Wish more information on the mutiny trials.
    Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2021
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    Wish they had covered more of the trial of the mutineers. It would've been helpful and revealing. Other than that, good read.
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  • DENNIS Headington
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good read
    Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2022
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    This is a pretty fast read. Interesting and written well.
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  • Patrick F Landewe
    1.0 out of 5 stars An embellished biography that crosses the line into historical fiction
    Reviewed in the United States on November 20, 2024
    Many of the quotations attributed to Hudson or crew members are too good to be true. These are the authors own embellishments or fabrications. Sorry to disappoint. Gerson wrote both historical fiction and biographical novels, and evidently did not bother to draw a clear distinction between fact and imaginative elaboration. The historical record pertaining to Hudson's voyages can be murky, so it's extra frustrating to come across a writer that played fast and loose with the facts. This book should be labeled as historical fiction.
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  • JoyP
    4.0 out of 5 stars Fun read!
    Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2015
    Did you know Henry Hudson was the victim of a mutiny? Or that his discoveries lead to a sustained economic boon for the UK? So many fascinating tales!
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  • Paolo B.
    2.0 out of 5 stars Poco utile
    Reviewed in Italy on October 12, 2024
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    Libro poco utile, privo di note, privo di robustezza storico-critica e di iconografia ma, del resto, di Hudson pochissimo si sa... e questo libro non colma il vuoto.
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  • Masspecguy
    5.0 out of 5 stars fantastic !
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 8, 2022
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    I knew like most people the basics. But the author has delved deep to hash out the relationships, and battles of Hudsons life. He had more trouble with an english crew than all his crews of foreigners !
    There was more than one journal to reference too. But important bits of Hudsons destroyed . We can only guess at some issues.
    The epiloge of his sons and wife later lives really fills the missing piece on the jigsaw
    marvellous !!
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