Tudor adventures
Subtitle: an Arctic voyage of discovery : the hunt for the northeast passage
By: James Evans
Edition: First Pegasus Books hardcover edition.
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 383
ISBN-13: 9781605986111
Subjects: Voyages and travels; History; Explorers; Biography; Discovery and exploration
Description: In this moving story of daring, discovery, tragedy, and adventure, historian James Evans vividly shows how the 1553 voyage of Sir Hugh Willoughby, a brave gentleman soldier, and Richard Chancellor, a brilliant young scientist and practical man of the sea, laid the foundations for England's expansion on a global stage.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 356-370) and index.