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Henry Hudson

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Henry Hudson fl. 1607-11, English navigator and explorer. He was hired (1607) by the English Muscovy Company to find the Northeast Passage to Asia. He failed, and another attempt (1608) to find a new route was also fruitless. Engaged (1609) for the same purpose by the Dutch East India Company, he sailed in the Half Moon to Spitsbergen, where extreme ice and cold brought his crew near mutiny. Hudson, determined not to lose his reputation as an explorer, disregarded his instructions and sailed westward hoping to find the Northwest Passage . He entered Chesapeake Bay, Delaware Bay, and... Read more
Henry Hudson
Henry Hudson Henry Hudson (active 1607-1611) was an English navigator...America for England and the Netherlands. Henry Hudson's life is undocumented prior to his...may be consulted in G. M. Asher, ed., Henry Hudson the Navigator: The Original Documents... Read more
Hudson, Henry
Hudson, Henry (b. c. 1565, d. after June 1611), English navigator and explorer, first heard of...evidence of Hudson's fate has ever been discovered. Bibliography Asher, G. M. , Henry Hudson the Navigator (1860). Powys, L. , Henry Hudson (1927). Read more

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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).
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Hunky business.(The Man Who Invented Rock Hudson: The Pretty Boys and Dirty Deals of Henry Willson)(Tab Hunter Confidential: The Making of a Movie Star)(Book Review)
; The Man Who Invented Rock Hudson: The Pretty Boys and Dirty Deals of Henry Willson by Robert Hofler Caroll...greatest known creation, Rock Hudson, but the book also tells a...of many stars, not only Rock Hudson but other hunks like Rory Calhoun... Read more
Col. John Henry Hudson, 91; Air Force Pilot, FAA Inspector
; John Henry Hudson, 91, a man who loved to fly, who spent...ergo sum" -- I fly, therefore I am. Col. Hudson, a native of Savannah, Ga., learned to...scientists into the interior of Brazil. Col. Hudson was chosen from among 500 pilots to become... Read more
Henry J. Hudson
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The Rock who conquered Hollywood; A new play charts the relationship between legendary actor Rock Hudson and his agent Henry Wilson.(Features)
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Adair's Plans to Open Metro Area's Seventh Henry Hudson's Pub
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