Author: Thomas 1593?-1635? James
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781015161856
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
The Strange and Dangerous Voyage of Captaine Thomas James, in His Intended Discovery of the Northwest Passage Into the South Sea [microform]
Author: Thomas 1593?-1635? James
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781015161856
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781015161856
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
The Strange and Dangerous Voyage of Captaine Thomas James
Author: Colleen M. Franklin
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 0773589457
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
While Thomas James is not widely known today, this was not always the case: his 1633 publication The Strange and Dangerous Voyage of Captaine Thomas James was, until the early nineteenth century, the British public's primary source of information about what we now know as northern Canada. The account of his attempt to find the Northwest Passage and the winter he spent on an island in James Bay made his name synonymous with exploration and the north. Over the centuries James's narrative was used to compile travel books and to compose philosophical treatises, histories, children's books, as well as poetry and novels - most notably, it influenced Samuel Taylor Coleridge's The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Colleen Franklin's critical edition of the Voyage is the first since 1894. Her introduction details how James engages with both medieval and early modern perceptions of the north as well as the early modern imperative to base knowledge on observation and experience, and offers a history of the text's reception from its first publication into the nineteenth century. An invaluable reference on the early European exploration of North America, The Strange and Dangerous Voyage of Captaine Thomas James sheds new light on the representation of the Canadian north.
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 0773589457
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
While Thomas James is not widely known today, this was not always the case: his 1633 publication The Strange and Dangerous Voyage of Captaine Thomas James was, until the early nineteenth century, the British public's primary source of information about what we now know as northern Canada. The account of his attempt to find the Northwest Passage and the winter he spent on an island in James Bay made his name synonymous with exploration and the north. Over the centuries James's narrative was used to compile travel books and to compose philosophical treatises, histories, children's books, as well as poetry and novels - most notably, it influenced Samuel Taylor Coleridge's The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Colleen Franklin's critical edition of the Voyage is the first since 1894. Her introduction details how James engages with both medieval and early modern perceptions of the north as well as the early modern imperative to base knowledge on observation and experience, and offers a history of the text's reception from its first publication into the nineteenth century. An invaluable reference on the early European exploration of North America, The Strange and Dangerous Voyage of Captaine Thomas James sheds new light on the representation of the Canadian north.
Dictionary of Manitoba Biography
Author: J.M. Bumsted
Publisher: Univ. of Manitoba Press
ISBN: 0887552641
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 735
Book Description
Manitoba has been at the crossroads of many of the important debates and events in Canadian history. From the early fur trade to the Riel Rebellion to the Winnipeg General Strike, Manitobans have frequently played crucial roles in Canadian and sometimes world history. Until now, there has been no comprehensive, contemporary source for information on the many Manitobans who have left their mark on history and society. Dictionary of Manitoba Biography fills this gap, with biographical sketches of over 1700 Manitobans who have made an impact in politics, the arts, sports, commerce, agriculture, and society. It is an invaluable resource for scholars, students, and general readers interested in Canadian history. Particular emphasis has been placed on reflecting Manitoba's ethnic and social diversity, and on including men and women who were notable in their own day but have now been forgotten. Many entries also refer the reader to additional references for further reading. More than a reference book, Dictionary of Manitoba Biography is also a fascinating work of history in its own right, which presents the full and colourful scope of over 300 years of people in Manitoba history and social life, from premiers and mayors to nightclub owners and sports heroes.
Publisher: Univ. of Manitoba Press
ISBN: 0887552641
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 735
Book Description
Manitoba has been at the crossroads of many of the important debates and events in Canadian history. From the early fur trade to the Riel Rebellion to the Winnipeg General Strike, Manitobans have frequently played crucial roles in Canadian and sometimes world history. Until now, there has been no comprehensive, contemporary source for information on the many Manitobans who have left their mark on history and society. Dictionary of Manitoba Biography fills this gap, with biographical sketches of over 1700 Manitobans who have made an impact in politics, the arts, sports, commerce, agriculture, and society. It is an invaluable resource for scholars, students, and general readers interested in Canadian history. Particular emphasis has been placed on reflecting Manitoba's ethnic and social diversity, and on including men and women who were notable in their own day but have now been forgotten. Many entries also refer the reader to additional references for further reading. More than a reference book, Dictionary of Manitoba Biography is also a fascinating work of history in its own right, which presents the full and colourful scope of over 300 years of people in Manitoba history and social life, from premiers and mayors to nightclub owners and sports heroes.
The Quest for the Northwest Passage
Author: Frédéric Regard
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317321553
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
These essays trace the history of the British search for the Northwest Passage – the Arctic sea route connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans – from the early modern era to the start of the nineteenth century.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317321553
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
These essays trace the history of the British search for the Northwest Passage – the Arctic sea route connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans – from the early modern era to the start of the nineteenth century.
Encyclopedia of the Arctic
Author: Mark Nuttall
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136786805
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 2306
Book Description
With detailed essays on the Arctic's environment, wildlife, climate, history, exploration, resources, economics, politics, indigenous cultures and languages, conservation initiatives and more, this Encyclopedia is the only major work and comprehensive reference on this vast, complex, changing, and increasingly important part of the globe. Including 305 maps. This Encyclopedia is not only an interdisciplinary work of reference for all those involved in teaching or researching Arctic issues, but a fascinating and comprehensive resource for residents of the Arctic, and all those concerned with global environmental issues, sustainability, science, and human interactions with the environment.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136786805
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 2306
Book Description
With detailed essays on the Arctic's environment, wildlife, climate, history, exploration, resources, economics, politics, indigenous cultures and languages, conservation initiatives and more, this Encyclopedia is the only major work and comprehensive reference on this vast, complex, changing, and increasingly important part of the globe. Including 305 maps. This Encyclopedia is not only an interdisciplinary work of reference for all those involved in teaching or researching Arctic issues, but a fascinating and comprehensive resource for residents of the Arctic, and all those concerned with global environmental issues, sustainability, science, and human interactions with the environment.
A Bibliographical and Critical Account of the Rarest Books in the English Language
Author: John Payne Collier
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Early printed books
Languages : en
Pages : 628
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Early printed books
Languages : en
Pages : 628
Book Description
A Catalogue, Biographical and Critical
Author: Francis Egerton Earl of Ellesmere
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
Catalogue Bibliographical and Critical of Early English Literature
Author: Francis Egerton Earl of Ellesmere
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bridgewater House (London)
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bridgewater House (London)
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
A Catalogue, Bibliographical and Critical, of Early English Literature, Forming a Portion
Author: John Collier
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385608910
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1837.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385608910
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1837.
Trouble on the Voyage
Author: Bob Barton
Publisher: Dundurn
ISBN: 1926607104
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
When the merchant ship Henrietta Maria breaks free after being trapped in ice for two months in the Hudson Strait, the crew searches for a northwest passage before winter comes.
Publisher: Dundurn
ISBN: 1926607104
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
When the merchant ship Henrietta Maria breaks free after being trapped in ice for two months in the Hudson Strait, the crew searches for a northwest passage before winter comes.