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Ian Chadwick: The Life and Voyages of Henry Hudson Grades 5 and up, with parental supervision
English navigator and adventurer Henry Hudson, his teenage son, and 7 crew members were set adrift by mutineers during a failed expedition to find a fabled route to the Indies. They were never seen or heard from again.
At this website, you can read a fascinating account of Hudson’s failed expedition to find the “Northwest Passage” as well as details about the mutiny, Hudson’s other voyages, his life as an explorer, and information on his times, contemporaries, and crew. This is a great way to integrate language arts with history and social studies!
When you get to the site, use the menu on the left side of the screen to learn about Hudson’s:
- Early Years to 1607
- First Voyage – 1607
- Second Voyage – 1608
- Third Voyage – 1609
- Fourth Voyage – 1610
- Aftermath – 1611-on
- Maps of Voyages
- Hudson Family Tree
It is helpful to read this account in chronological order.
Click on “Short Story” to read a piece of historical fiction about Hudson. It was written by Canadian writer Ian Chadwick, the creator of this website. He also offers a compilation of the “Sources & Links” he used to create this work. You can read his bio too.
There are also links to the author’s “Home” page and other websites, but we did not visit these pages, and they are not included in this review. Therefore, as always, parents should preview the site, determine the suitability of the content, and supervise Internet use.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
