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England's first attempt at colonising the New World was not at Roanoke or Jamestown, but on a mostly frozen small island in the Canadian Arctic. Queen Elizabeth I called the place Meta Incognita - the Unknown Shore. Backed by Elizabeth I and her key advisors, including the legendary spymaster Sir Francis Walsingham and the shadowy Dr John Dee, the erstwhile pirate Sir Martin Frobisher set out three times across the North Atlantic, in the process leading what is still the largest Arctic expedition in history. In this forbidding place, Frobisher believed he had discovered vast quantities of gold, the fabled Northwest Passage to the riches of Cathay, and a suitable place for a year-round colony. But Frobisher's dream turned into a nightmare, and his colony was lost to history for nearly three centuries. In this brilliantly conceived dual narrative, Robert Ruby interweaves Frobisher's saga with that of the nineteenth-century American Charles Francis Hall, whose explorations of the same landscape enabled him to hear the oral history of the Inuit, passed down through generations. It was these stories that unlocked the mystery of Frobisher's lost colony. UNKNOWN SHORE is the story of two men's travels and of what these men shared three centuries apart. Ultimately, it is a tale of men driven by greed and ambition, of the hard labour of exploration, of the Inuit and their land, and of great gambles gone wrong.
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Título: Unknown Shore: The Lost History of England's...
Editorial: Henry Holt and Co.
Año de publicación: 2001
Encuadernación: Hardcover
Condición: Very Good
Condición de la sobrecubierta: No Jacket
Librería: The Maryland Book Bank, Baltimore, MD, Estados Unidos de America
hardcover. Condición: Very Good. First Edition. Used - Very Good. Nº de ref. del artículo: 11-S-5-0131
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Librería: Taos Books, Santa Fe, NM, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. First Edition. Very Good Plus/Very Good condition, 1st print (full # line), text tight clean unmarked, minor bump bottom tips of boards,dj NOT price-clipped. Nº de ref. del artículo: 31176
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Librería: Chequamegon Books, Washburn, WI, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. "In this brilliantly conceived dual narrative, Ruby interweaves Frobisher's saga with that of the 19th-century American Charles Francis Hall, whose explorations of this same landscape exposed him to the oral history of the Inuit. Collectively, these stories unlocked the mystery of Frobisher's lost colony." 300 pages; 6 1/2 x 9 1/2 " Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. Nº de ref. del artículo: 15421
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Librería: SecondSale, Montgomery, IL, Estados Unidos de America
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Librería: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, Estados Unidos de America
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Librería: Willis Monie-Books, ABAA, Cooperstown, NY, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Printing. 9.30 X 6.40 X 1.10 inches. Nº de ref. del artículo: 273692
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Librería: HPB Inc., Dallas, TX, Estados Unidos de America
hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority! Nº de ref. del artículo: S_421606618
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Librería: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, Estados Unidos de America
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Librería: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, Estados Unidos de America
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Librería: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.36. Nº de ref. del artículo: G0805052151I3N00
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