Half moon Henry Hudson and the voyage that redrew the map of the New World
Recounts how Henry Hudson defied orders to find an eastern passage to China by redirecting his voyage along the coastline from Spanish Florida to the Grand Banks, an effort that laid a foundation for New York's establishment as a global capital.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York
Bloomsbury Press
2009
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| Edition: | First U.S. edition |
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| Summary: | Recounts how Henry Hudson defied orders to find an eastern passage to China by redirecting his voyage along the coastline from Spanish Florida to the Grand Banks, an effort that laid a foundation for New York's establishment as a global capital. |
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| Physical Description: | 329 pages illustrations, maps 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 9781596916807 |