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It was there. Henry Hudson was certain of it. Beyond the impenetrable fog and crushing ice of the North Atlantic lay the dream of kings, merchants and learned geographers - a passage to the Orient.

Sailing small wooden boats well above the arctic circle, guided by maps and charts that were based on rumor and hope as much as fact, surrounded by crews that shared neither his belief nor his commitment, Henry Hudson searched again and again for what was not there. In 1611, his mutinous crew set him adrift on the freezing waters of the bay that would one day bear his name.

"Beyond the Sea of Ice" is the story of Henry Hudson's four harrowing voyages of discovery. Bringing the skills of an experienced novelist to her first non-fiction book, author Joan Elizabeth Goodman creates an epic narrative of Henry Hudson's passionate quest. Fernando Rangel's paintings capture the icy beauty of the North Atlantic, the lushness of the new world and the cruelty and death that accompanied a voyage of discovery. Actual entries from the journals of each voyage bring the reader directly into life at sea in the 17th century.

Joan Elizabeth Goodman has written four novels for young adults, including three historical novels. Fernando Rangel illustrated "The Panama Canal" (Mikaya Press). ... Read more

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Very High Quality
This is a well written, engaging and thorough account of Henry Hudson's travels. The art is a good as the writing. We used it to lay the groundwork for our study of the history of Dutch influence on American civics and the colonies in North America. It's definitely worth spending part of your homeschooling budget on this book.

Thorough, fair and honest. Excellent for target age & adults!
We purchased this to augment our New York State study. I first saw it at Barnes and Noble and could not put it down. Both the prose and the illustrations (Fernando Rangel) drew me in. I couldn't wait to get home and order the book from Amazon.

Joan Elizabeth Goodman is not only an excellent writer, but also one of integrity. She does not portray Hudson as some god-like hero/explorer/discoverer. She portrays him (and his crew) with straightforward honesty. She does not castigate them, nor does she hide their less than honorable actions.

When I was in school so many of the explorers were described in very glorious terms. I was alway so disappointed when I found out that the history that I'd been taught was not the complete truth. I would have preferred seeing history & those who moved history as they were. The good, the neutral, and the ugly. Children can handle the truth. Better to find out the truth when you're young (in terms children can handle, of course), than to find out that you've been fed half truths and lies. This book fits the bill.

In conclusion, I learned more about Henry Hudson and his voyages from this book than I had ever learned in all my years of schooling (college included). I think the actions that saddened me the most was how the "civilized" Europeans treated the Native Americans with such contempt. The Native Americans were hospitable and the treatment was not necessarily reciprocated. In one instance Hudson invited some Mahican leaders on their ship and got them drunk to see if they were planning any treacherous actions.

I highly recommend this book to those who like to read history as it happened, not as we might wish it happened.

Kudos to Goodman, Rangel, and Mikaya Press! ... Read more

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Describes the adventures of the seventeenth-century English explorer, from his search for a short route from Europe to the Orient to his mysterious disappearance after members of his crew mutinied. ... Read more

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Discusses the life of Henry Hudson, the English sea captain who explored the Arctic Ocean and the river and bay later named for him while in search of a northern route to the Indies. ... Read more

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Title: Henry Hudson captain courageous? Explorer Henry Hudson dreamed that his name and deeds would be "carved on the tablets of the sea." Would he succeed? (American History Play).
Author: Alexandra Hanson-Harding
Publication: Junior Scholastic (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 6, 2002
Publisher: Scholastic, Inc.
Volume: 105Issue: 1Page: 16(7)

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Well illustrated and takes the reader on the trip that the explorertook many years ago. ... Read more

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Describes the adventures of the seventeenth-century English explorer, from his search for a short route from Europe to the Orient to his mysterious disappearance after members of his crew mutinied. ... Read more

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

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Introduces the life of Henry Hudson, the English sea captain who explored the Arctic Ocean and the river and bay later named for him while in search of a northern route to the Orient. ... Read more

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A biography of the English explorer and sea captain who explored three North American waterways later named for him--the Hudson River, Hudson Bay, and Hudson Strait. Recommended by Laura Berquist Syllabus Grade 4Author: Joanne MatternAge: 9-12Pages: 48, PaperbackPublisher: Steck-VaughnISBN: 0-7398-3339-1 ... Read more