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"To discover a passage by the North Pole to Japan and China"... these were the instructions given to Henry Hudson when he set sail from London in 1607. For the courageous England sea captain, the expedition marked the beginning of a daring and dangerous career.

The voyages of Henry Hudson is a vivid account of the four journeys that took him northeast around Norway and northwest to Greenland and the New World. With the help of actual eyewitness records of the period. Eugene Rachlis has skillfully re-created Hudson's exciting encounters with warlike Indians and Eskimos, his narrow escapes from gales and icebergs, and his difficulties with a mutinous crew. 

It is an irony of history that both the Hudson River and Hudson Bay were a disappointment to the great explorer whose name they bear. There was no short passage to China at the end of either. And he died without realizing that his bold voyages had helped to open up the New World for the colonizers who were to follow him.

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Eugene Rachlis

Eugene Rachlis

1920 - 1986
American
Eugene Rachlis was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts, and educated in the Boston public schools and at Boston University. He joined the Washington Bure... See more
Herman B. Vestal

Herman B. Vestal

1916 - 2007
American
H. B. Vestal's talented brush strokes can be found in most national magazines. Two of his best-known books are The Illustrated Book of Africa and Ex... See more

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Resource Guide

Plumfield Moms Podcast
Podcast

Landmark Books: What They Are and Why They Matter
Released in 2022 by Plumfield Moms Podcast
Available formats: Streaming Audio
Length: 52 min.
View on the Plumfield Moms Podcast site

Two-part episode hosted by Podcast Moms with guests Sandy Hall (Hall's Living Library), Jill Morgan (Purple House Press), and Tanya Arnold (Biblioguides) where they discuss the Landmark series, how they came to be and why they are worth adding to a home library.