Renaissance diplomat and part-time spy; William Hakluyt was also England's first serious geographer; gathering together a wealth of accounts about the wide-ranging travels and discoveries of the sixteenth-century English. One of the epics of this great period of expansion; The Principal Navigations; Voyages; Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation describes; in the words of the explorers themselves; an astonishing era in which the English grew rapidly aware of the sheer size and strangeness of their world. Mingling accounts of the journeys of renowned adventurers such as Drake and Frobisher with descriptions by other explorers and traders to reveal a nation beginning to dominate the seas; Hakluyt's great work was originally intended principally to assist navigation and trade. It also presents one of the first and greatest modern portraits of the globe.For more than seventy years; Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1;700 titles; Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors; as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. We love HistoryBy Michelle H.Great info to add to our already wonderful Historic Tours of San Gabriel. The San Gabriel History Aficionados uses some of the info mentioned in this book. We also tell our guests the name of this book with hopes of more people wanting to discover the great history of our area on their own.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Awesome ReadBy Customer KeithHave done informal fresh water sailing was familiar with some of the terms. Was able in a small way to experience the wind waves of a sailing vessel. This book helped me to appreciate what real sailing was about. A very informative enjoyable read. Highly recommended.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Real life on the seaBy jacksonA fantastic telling of the two years in a young person's life that turns him from a book-bound softy to a man's man. You have to get used to searching for the meaning of the true nautical terms in this world of the square-rigger; but it is worth the effort. It's a time when California is a foreign country; as uncivilized as darkest Africa (not Hollywood); and Cape Horn is as forbidding as the moon. Life is cheap in this world where the Captain has full power over everyone. This is all real--not fiction. Knowing that the author actually experienced the brutal years he describes is essential to fully appreciating this mesmerizing tale.
