Four centuries ago, Henry Hudson discovered the majestic river that now bears his name. Douglas Hunter's Half Moon is the first book-length history of the 1609 adventure that would ultimately reshape the New World and lead to the birth of a global capital--New York City. This swiftly moving tale re-creates the bubbling mixture of espionage, economics, and politics that drove men to the edges of the known world--and beyond. In a feat of forensic cartography, Hunter offers a fresh perspective on the daring Hudson's ...
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Four centuries ago, Henry Hudson discovered the majestic river that now bears his name. Douglas Hunter's Half Moon is the first book-length history of the 1609 adventure that would ultimately reshape the New World and lead to the birth of a global capital--New York City. This swiftly moving tale re-creates the bubbling mixture of espionage, economics, and politics that drove men to the edges of the known world--and beyond. In a feat of forensic cartography, Hunter offers a fresh perspective on the daring Hudson's motivation and objectives--and even on where he went. Half Moon is a rich narrative of adventure, filled with international intrigue, business drama, and the thrill of discovery.
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This is an easily read narrative history with Henry Hudson's 1609 voyage in the HALF MOON as the common thread. Incidents of discovery occurring before 1492 are touched upon. Though much of the work deals with the 1609 voyage, the explorations and works of many others are covered. These is some speculation regarding who was first where and it is well known that politics in Europe impelled events in exploration. Many of the financial instruments of today (including trading shares, futures contracts, buy and sell options, and "derivatives" were developed by the Dutch just before the time period covered by Hunter's work and likely helped finance Hudson's voyage. There was a three-way international intrigue regarding the voyage itself. At first the Dutch were not going to finance it, and the French were getting ready to provide the funds. During the negotiations between the Dutch VOC and Hudson, Hudson went to England in mysterious circumstances. The most interesting aspect of Hunter's work is the connections he draws between the various figures and countries involved in the various voyages of discovery and colonization. Unless we take college courses in history we do not hear of individuals e.g. George Waymouth and a host of others one meets in this work.
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