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Presents a brief biography of the English seaman and explorer who was knighted by Queen Elizabeth I for helping to make England a world power by circumnavigating the globe and raiding Spanish ships.

Surveys the life and voyages of Sir Francis Drake and the expansion of the English naval fleet in the sixteenth century.

Presents a brief biography of the Venetian explorer who laid the first English claim to the North American continent and of his son who further explored the new territory.

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.

Presents a biography of Sir Francis Drake, first English explorer to circumnavigate the globe.

Examines the life and adventures of seventeenth-century English mariner Henry Hudson, focusing on his attempts to discover a northern passage to the Orient.

Discusses Henry Hudson's four voyages of exploration in search of a passage between Europe and the Far East.

A brief biography of the English explorer and seaman who traveled around the world and to the New World and fought against the Spanish Armada.

Examines the life and accomplishments of Henry Hudson, discussing his youth in late sixteenth-century England, his early work and travels, and his determination to find a shorter route from Europe to Asia through the Arctic Ocean.

Presents a short children's history of English explorer Henry Hudson, and describes his life and quest to locate the Northwest Passage through the new world.