d. 1611

A biography of the explorer who discovered a great river and bay and charted rich lands in the American wilderness.

Two young hosts meet Henry Hudson and learn about his four voyages including an expedition along the eastern coast of North America and a voyage into what is now known as Hudson Bay.

Profiles the exploits of seventeenth-century English explorer Henry Hudson, describing his search for a Northwest passage from Europe to Asia, his voyages along North America's eastern coast and the Hudson Bay region.

Recounts how Henry Hudson defied orders to find an eastern passage to China by redirecting his voyage along the coastline from Spanish Florida to the Grand Banks, an effort that laid a foundation for New York's establishment as a global capital.

Time travelers Jonah and Katherine arrive in 1611 to rescue missing child John Hudson, son of the explorer Henry Hudson, but just as the mutiny on the Discovery is supposed to start, Jonah and Katherine's knowledge of history is tested once again, and they fear that more is at stake than just one boy's life. Author's note includes facts about Henry Hudson's explorations.

Provides an account of the activities of Samuel de Champlain and Henry Hudson, explorers who sailed from Europe in search of a northern route from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and landed in a place that later became New York State.

Recounts Henry Hudson's 1609 arrival at Manhattan Island from the perspectives of the Eastern Algonquins, who greeted Hudson as the fulfillment of ancient prophecies; Robert Juet, who accompanied Hudson; and Hudson himself.

Two contemporary children meet Henry Hudson as he describes his voyages into unexplored territory that would help form the basis for English claims to much of Canada, the Hudson River area and much more.

Discover what life was like in early New York when the city was an impoverished Dutch settlement. The young host learns of the exploits of Henry Hudson and Peter Stuyvesant.

Examines the experiences of Henry Hudson, tracing his voyages in the Arctic and North America and his discovery of the Hudson River and other bodies of water during his unsuccessful search for a Northwest Passage to Asia.