The First English Explorer

Author : Kit Mayers
Publisher : Troubador Publishing Ltd
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2016-11-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9781785892288

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The First English Explorer by Kit Mayers Pdf

The first real explorer, for the English, was Anthony Jenkinson. He sailed to Russia and set out into the unknown to discover an overland route, right across Asia. His detailed reports and his map were a revelation for the Tudors. In 1557 Anthony Jenkinson was sent by the merchants of London to try to find an overland route right across Asia to Cathay and the riches of the Orient, setting off a year before Queen Elizabeth I came to the throne. His expedition to the east took place some twenty nine years earlier than the first English expedition to the west. As well as surviving storms, Jenkinson was faced with thieving, illness and several attacks by bandits, before eventually, by sheer persistence, reaching Bokhara, which is now in Uzbekistan. He had completed two thirds of the journey and had reached the ‘Silk Road’ that led to Cambaluc (Beijing), before finding that he could go no further because the route ahead was closed by continuous wars. In later expeditions, he travelled to Persia where he nearly had his head cut off and he also went to Moscow where he managed some extremely tense negotiations with Tsar Ivan the Terrible on behalf of the Muscovy Company. His reports back to the Company in London give us a great insight into what Russia was like at the time, and Tartary and Persia. ‘This book is a lively and carefully researched study of Anthony Jenkinson,’ – Sir Ranulph Fiennes, Bt, OBE ‘This important book fills an undoubted gap in the history of English travellers in the sixteenth century,’ – Professor David Loades, FSA, Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Wales The First English Explorer will appeal to fans of history, particularly those with a strong interest in explorers and eastern travel.

Author : Ian Wilson
Publisher : Breakwater Books
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1550811312

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John Cabot and the Matthew by Ian Wilson Pdf

Grade level: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, e, i, s.

Author : Josepha Sherman
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2002-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0823936201

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Henry Hudson by Josepha Sherman Pdf

Outlines the events of this English explorer's famous Arctic journeys and his search for the Northwest Passage to Asia.

Author : Roald Amundsen
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2014-04-17
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781108071437

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My Life as an Explorer by Roald Amundsen Pdf

The 1927 autobiography, in English translation, of the first man to traverse the North-West Passage and to reach the South Pole.

Author : Tara Baukus Mello,Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 78 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Colonists
ISBN : 9781438101132

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John Smith by Tara Baukus Mello,Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. Pdf

Smith's adventure-filled life included being sold into slavery and his later rescue by the young Pocahontas.

Author : Christopher Columbus
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1893
Category : America
ISBN : PSU:000012952243

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Letter of Christopher Columbus to Rafael Sanchez by Christopher Columbus Pdf

Author : Roald Amundsen
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 542 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2023-11-19
Category : History
ISBN : EAN:8596547671466

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The South Pole by Roald Amundsen Pdf

The South Pole is a book by Roald Amundsen and it represents an interesting first-hand account of the Norwegian expedition's successful attempt to reach the South Pole in 1911. Amundsen spends a great deal of time talking about logistics and placing of depots in preparation for his polar attempt all the way from the preparation leading up to the initial sea voyage, the voyage itself and then the establishing of a camp at the Antarctic. Although they were lucky with the weather, and Amundsen attributed the success of the expedition to "good luck", it is obvious that the Norwegian expedition was well prepared and ready for the troubles ahead; the equipment, the sledges with well-trained dogs, the supply depots with seal meat at regular intervals along the route, the sunglasses to avoid snow blindness; it was all thought of in advance.

Author : Stewart Angas Weaver
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199946952

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Exploration by Stewart Angas Weaver Pdf

This clear, succinct, and elegant contribution to the 'Very Short Introductions' series surveys the history of global exploration and assesses the motives, for good and ill, of those who undertook it. Stewart Weaver traces the history of exploration from the first explorers (including Polynesian and Micronesian peoples, the ancient Greeks, Marco Polo, and Ibn BattÐta), to the European discover of America, the Enlightenment and exploration (focusing on James Cook), and the race to the north and south poles

Author : Edward Felix Norton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Everest, Mount (China and Nepal)
ISBN : 0750955856

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Everest Revealed by Edward Felix Norton Pdf

"E.F. 'Teddy' Norton was a member of the 1922 Everest expedition and the leader of the 1924 expedition. Generally considered to be one of the finest climbers of his generation, in 1924 he reached a height of 28,126 feet without oxygen, a record that stood for 54 years. A few days later, Norton's fellow climbers Mallory and Irvine disappeared high on the mountain, a mystery that has fascinated subsequent generations and remains a topic of fierce debate today. The qualities of leadership which Norton showed that year in the face of appalling trials have led to him being regarded as one of the greatest of all Everest expedition leaders. His official account of the expedition has since become a classic. Norton's private diaries and sketches, published here for the first time, give a vivid impression of the joys and trials of the early Everest expeditions. They also record the landscapes, wildlife, flowers, and people encountered en route, and provide a glimpse of the lost world of pre-war Tibet in colour."--Book jacket.

Author : Bill Gifford
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0151012180

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Ledyard by Bill Gifford Pdf

Author : Anthony Brandt
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2011-03-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9780307276568

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The Man Who Ate His Boots by Anthony Brandt Pdf

After the triumphant end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815, the British took it upon themselves to complete something they had been trying to do since the sixteenth century: find the fabled Northwest Passage. For the next thirty-five years the British Admiralty sent out expedition after expedition to probe the ice-bound waters of the Canadian Arctic in search of a route, and then, after 1845, to find Sir John Franklin, the Royal Navy hero who led the last of these Admiralty expeditions. Enthralling and often harrowing, The Man Who Ate His Boots captures the glory and the folly of this ultimately tragic enterprise.

Author : Heather E. Schwartz
Publisher : Teacher Created Materials
Page : 35 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2016-08-30
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781493830732

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Early Explorers by Heather E. Schwartz Pdf

Build literacy skills and social studies content knowledge with the Early The Primary Source Readers series will ignite students' interest in history through the use of intriguing primary sources. This nonfiction reader features purposefully leveled text to increase comprehension for different learner types. Early Explorers teaches students about the fascinating explorers who mapped the world including the Vikings, Marco Polo, and Christopher Columbus. Text features include captions, a glossary, and an index to help build academic vocabulary and increase reading comprehension and literacy. This book prepares students for college and career readiness and aligns with state standards including NCSS/C3, McREL, and WIDA/TESOL.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Teacher Created Materials
Page : 35 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2018-06-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781493897377

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Early Explorers 6-Pack for California by Anonim Pdf

Build literacy skills and social studies content-area knowledge with this nonfiction title! This 6-Pack offers an integrated English language arts approach that specifically addresses California content standards for history-social science, as well as reading, writing, and English language development standards. Engage students as they learn about the Early Explorers during the Age of Discovery. This title features some of the ambitious world travelers that have helped map the modern world - from the Vikings, Marco Polo, Christopher Columbus, to Amerigo Vespucci. Primary source materials offer a glimpse into the past as students immerse themselves with authentic maps, artifacts, and images from that era. This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title and a lesson plan that aligns to California's History-Social Science Content Standards.

Author : Robert Edwin Peary
Publisher : Library of Alexandria
Page : 483 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : History
ISBN : 9781465553287

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The North Pole: Its Discovery in 1909 Under the Auspices of the Peary Arctic Club by Robert Edwin Peary Pdf

It may not be inapt to liken the attainment of the North Pole to the winning of a game of chess, in which all the various moves leading to a favorable conclusion had been planned in advance, long before the actual game began. It was an old game for me—a game which I had been playing for twenty-three years, with varying fortunes. Always, it is true, I had been beaten, but with every defeat came fresh knowledge of the game, its intricacies, its difficulties, its subtleties, and with every fresh attempt success came a trifle nearer; what had before appeared either impossible, or, at the best, extremely dubious, began to take on an aspect of possibility, and, at last, even of probability. Every defeat was analyzed as to its causes in all their bearings, until it became possible to believe that those causes could in future be guarded against and that, with a fair amount of good fortune, the losing game of nearly a quarter of a century could be turned into one final, complete success. It is true that with this conclusion many well informed and intelligent persons saw fit to differ. But many others shared my views and gave without stint their sympathy and their help, and now, in the end, one of my greatest unalloyed pleasures is to know that their confidence, subjected as it was to many trials, was not misplaced, that their trust, their belief in me and in the mission to which the best years of my life have been given, have been abundantly justified. But while it is true that so far as plan and method are concerned the discovery of the North Pole may fairly be likened to a game of chess, there is, of course, this obvious difference: in chess, brains are matched against brains. In the quest of the Pole it was a struggle of human brains and persistence against the blind, brute forces of the elements of primeval matter, acting often under laws and impulses almost unknown or but little understood by us, and thus many times seemingly capricious, freaky, not to be foretold with any degree of certainty. For this reason, while it was possible to plan, before the hour of sailing from New York, the principal moves of the attack upon the frozen North, it was not possible to anticipate all of the moves of the adversary. Had this been possible, my expedition of 1905-1906, which established the then "farthest north" record of 87° 6´, would have reached the Pole. But everybody familiar with the records of that expedition knows that its complete success was frustrated by one of those unforeseen moves of our great adversary—in that a season of unusually violent and continued winds disrupted the polar pack, separating me from my supporting parties, with insufficient supplies, so that, when almost within striking distance of the goal, it was necessary to turn back because of the imminent peril of starvation. When victory seemed at last almost within reach, I was blocked by a move which could not possibly have been foreseen, and which, when I encountered it, I was helpless to meet. And, as is well known, I and those with me were not only checkmated but very nearly lost our lives as well. But all that is now as a tale that is told. This time it is a different and perhaps a more inspiring story, though the records of gallant defeat are not without their inspiration. And the point which it seems fit to make in the beginning is that success crowned the efforts of years because strength came from repeated defeats, wisdom from earlier error, experience from inexperience, and determination from them all.

Author : Mark Bourrie
Publisher : Biblioasis
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2019-04-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781771962384

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Bush Runner by Mark Bourrie Pdf

WINNER OF THE 2020 RBC TAYLOR PRIZE • "Readers might well wonder if Jonathan Swift at his edgiest has been at work."—RBC Taylor Prize Jury Citation • "A remarkable biography of an even more remarkable 17th-century individual ... Beautifully written and endlessly thought-provoking."—Maclean’s Murderer. Salesman. Pirate. Adventurer. Cannibal. Co-founder of the Hudson's Bay Company. Known to some as the first European to explore the upper Mississippi, and widely as the namesake of ships and hotel chains, Pierre-Esprit Radisson is perhaps best described, writes Mark Bourrie, as “an eager hustler with no known scruples.” Kidnapped by Mohawk warriors at the age of fifteen, Radisson assimilated and was adopted by a powerful family, only to escape to New York City after less than a year. After being recaptured, he defected from a raiding party to the Dutch and crossed the Atlantic to Holland—thus beginning a lifetime of seized opportunities and frustrated ambitions. A guest among First Nations communities, French fur traders, and royal courts; witness to London’s Great Plague and Great Fire; and unwitting agent of the Jesuits’ corporate espionage, Radisson double-crossed the English, French, Dutch, and his adoptive Mohawk family alike, found himself marooned by pirates in Spain, and lived through shipwreck on the reefs of Venezuela. His most lasting venture as an Artic fur trader led to the founding of the Hudson’s Bay Company, which operates today, 350 years later, as North America’s oldest corporation. Sourced from Radisson’s journals, which are the best first-hand accounts of 17th century Canada, Bush Runner tells the extraordinary true story of this protean 17th-century figure, a man more trading partner than colonizer, a peddler of goods and not worldview—and with it offers a fresh perspective on the world in which he lived.