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).INTRODUCTION Imagine--you are a sailor in the middle of the Arctic Ocean Arctic Ocean, the smallest ocean, c.5,400,000 sq mi (13,986,000 sq km), located entirely within the Arctic Circle and occupying the region around the North Pole. . The days are long and cold. Fierce storms pelt pelt the undressed, raw skin of a wild animal with the fur in place. If from a sheep or goat there is a short growth of wool or mohair on the skin. your small ship. Icebergs threaten to rip it Rip It is an energy drink that is produced and distributed by National Beverage Corp., maker of Shasta and Faygo. It is National Beverage Corp.'s first energy drink. Rip It is usually sold for one dollar or less, while most energy drinks are sold for about two dollars. apart. You are months away from seeing your family, and there's no way to phone home. Worst of all, your captain, Henry Hudson, seems to care more about personal fame than about your safety and well-being. From 1607 to 1611, Hudson led four expeditions (journeys) in search of a northern passage between Europe and Asia. At the time, Asian spices such as pepper and cloves were in great demand in Europe, as was silk. Europeans would pay huge prices for these products, which came mainly from India and China. To get to Asia, European explorers had to sail around the southern tip of Africa. It was a long route, and Spanish and Portuguese sailors often attacked trading ships. In search of a more direct route, Hudson sailed north into a largely unmapped part of the world. SCENE 1: LONDON, ENGLAND, JANUARY 1607 Narrator NARRATOR. A pleader who draws narrs serviens narrator, a sergeant at law. Fleta, 1. 2, c. 37. Obsolete. A: Captain Henry Hudson meets with directors of the Muscovy Company Muscovy Company (mŭs`kəvē) or Russia Company, first major English joint-stock trading company. It began in 1553 as a group supporting exploration of a possible northeast passage to Asia. , an English firm that promotes trade with Russia. Henry Hudson: Gentlemen, you're in business to make money. And you know that Oriental silk and spices are extremely valuable. Director 1: The problem is getting to the Orient. You know how long it takes. Hudson: I'm convinced that I could sail to China and back within the same season. Director 2: How is that possible? Hudson: Instead of going south around Africa, I'd sail north across the Arctic Ocean. Director 1: Wouldn't your ship be trapped by ice? Hudson: Some geographers claim that the ice is just a thin crust. We can break through it. Director 2: Are you sure? Hudson: In midsummer, the North Pole North Pole, northern end of the earth's axis, lat. 90°N. It is distinguished from the north magnetic pole. U.S. explorer Robert E. Peary is traditionally credited as being the first to reach (1909) the North Pole. In 1926, Richard E. gets sunlight 24 hours a day! That's enough warmth to melt the ice. Director 1: It sounds crazy, Hudson. But if you're willing to take the risk, so are we. SCENE 2 Narrator B: On May 1, 1607, Hudson's ship, the Hopewell, heads north past Greenland's east coast and reaches Spitsbergen. No explorer has ever sailed so far north. But it is rough going... James Young
William Collins William Collins may refer to:
"Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. if it's the heaving of the ship or the bear meat I ate last night. Young: At least it was a change of pace from pickled beef and hard tack [biscuits]. But I feel sick, too. Collins: And I'm freezing! Too bad our captain doesn't care. Hudson: Cold won't kill you. Get back to work, you lazy louts The Louts, is a left tributary of the Adour, in Aquitaine, in the Southwest of France. Name The name Louts could be related to the Basque cognate lohizun 'marsh'. It is documented in medieval Latin as Fluvius qui dicitur Lossium[1]. . Collins: What was that jolt? Did we hit an iceberg? Hudson: It's a whale! I've seen them off Spain's coast, but never so far north. (He points.) There's another. And another. Narrator B: Soon, thick ice forces the Hopewell to return home. In September 1607, Hudson visits the Muscovy Company again. Hudson: I didn't find a route to the Orient. But I did see something up north that could make a profit--whales. Director 2: Whalebone whalebone: see whale. for corsets [ladies' undergarments]! Whale oil for light. We'll be rich! Do you want to hunt whales, Captain? Hudson: I'm an explorer, not a hunter, sir. But if I sailed northeast, toward Russia, we might find a shorter route to China. Director 1: You've earned the chance, Hudson. Narrator B: In 1608, Hudson begins his second voyage. But again, thick ice stops his journey. This time, when he returns, the Muscovy Company fires him. SCENE 3 Narrator C: On April 4, 1609, Hudson begins a third journey, sponsored by Dutch merchants. He heads northeast again, toward Russia. By mid-May, his ship, the Half Moon, hits ice floes. Hudson: Men, we have two choices: admit that we failed and return home, or if we dare, we can turn west and look for the Northwest Passage. Narrator C: Hudson has heard about a water route to Asia across North America. Robert Juet: But, sir, didn't the Dutch give you specific orders to find a northeastern route to China? Hudson: Ice blocks that route. We're going to America "Going to America" is the final episode to be aired of Father Ted. It is the 8th episode of the third series of the Channel 4 sitcom and the 25th episode overall. Synopsis ! Juet (to himself): He's crazy. Narrator C: The Half Moon sails across the Atlantic Ocean Across the Atlantic Ocean is the twenty-eighth episode[1] of Mobile Suit Gundam. Plot summary Amuro and Sayla manage to reduce their time in docking the Gundam and the G-Fighter to fifteen seconds. and reaches America. It then sails inland, on a waterway that will become known as the Hudson River. Hudson: Look at those tall oaks and lovely cliffs. Smell those sweet grasses. I don't think I've seen a more beautiful place. Narrator C: The ship passes villages of Mahican, Lenni-Lenape, and Wappinger Indians. Hudson and his men stop to meet them. Later... Juet: Did you notice the bracelets the Wappingers wore? Looked like gold to me! Hudson: They were probably copper. But for heaven's sake, Juet, don't stir up any trouble. The Wappingers were kind enough to skin a dog for our feast. Juet: Whatever you say, Captain. I just thought we'd help ourselves to some treasures. Narrator C: When the Half Moon reaches the area that is present-day Albany, New York For other uses, see Albany. Albany is the capital of the State of New York and the county seat of Albany County. Albany lies 136 miles (219 km) north of New York City, and slightly to the south of the juncture of the Mohawk and Hudson Rivers. , the river becomes too shallow to sail further. Hudson: We haven't found the Northwest Passage. But I'm sure the Dutch would want us to claim this land. What was that pretty island .near the mouth of the river? John Hudson: The Wappingers call it Manhattan, Father. Hudson: The island would make a good trading post trading post See post. at least. SCENE 4 Narrator D: After Hudson and his crew return home, English merchants provide a ship for one more journey to America. In April 1610, the crew sets off on a new ship, the Discovery, to look again for the Northwest Passage. By summer, they have passed through a channel of water 450 miles long. It lies between Canada's mainland and Baffin Island. Hudson: What's that ahead? John: It appears to be a great sea! Hudson: You're right, son. At last we're on our way to Asia! Narrator D: On November 10, ice forces the Discovery to stop for the winter. The weather turns harsh, and the crew members have little food. They survive by eating small animals. Some of the men get frostbite frostbite (chilblains), injury to the tissue caused by exposure to cold, usually affecting the extremities of the body, such as the hands, feet, ears, or nose. Extreme cold causes the small blood vessels in the extremities to constrict. , and some die. The survivors are all sick and weak. Finally, spring arrives... Hudson: Now we can continue west. Juet (to Robert Bylot): He doesn't care if we all starve, as long as he reaches Asia. Bylot: The scoundrel SCOUNDREL. An opprobrious title given to a person of bad character. General damages will not lie for calling a man a scoundrel, but special damages may be recovered when there has been an actual loss. 2 Bouv: Inst. n. 2250; 1 Chit. Pr. 44. ! Juet: We have to get rid of him. Narrator D: Juet and the others plan a mutiny [takeover of the ship] for June 22, 1611. Juet (grabbing Hudson): This way, Captain. Hudson: What are you doing? Juet: We're going back to England--without you. Narrator D: They force Hudson onto a shallop shal·lop n. 1. A large heavy boat, usually having two masts and carrying fore-and-aft or lugsails. 2. A small open boat fitted with oars or sails, or both, and used primarily in shallow waters. [small boat] with eight others, including his son. Hudson: Oh, no--not John! Leave him out of this. John: It's all right, Father. I'd rather stay with you. Philip Staffe (to Hudson):You'll need a carpenter. I'm going, too. Juet: It's your funeral It's Your Funeral is the eleventh episode of the television series The Prisoner. In this episode, a young successor to Number 2 plots to assassinate the retiring Number 2 and ensure his own success in the organization. , Staffe. Hudson: You'll never get away with this, Juet. Narrator D: Juet cuts the line. The shallop drifts away. EPILOGUE Hudson, his son, and the other men in the shallop were never heard from again. When the Discovery returned to England, only eight starving men were still alive. Juet had died. In 1618, six survivors were put on trial for the mutiny. The outcome of the trial is not known. Hudson never found the fabled Northwest Passage, but his explorations contributed greatly to the geographical knowledge of the day. And his discoveries made many people wealthy. In England, Hudson became known as the "father of the whaling industry." The Dutch settled Manhattan and claimed the rich lands near the Hudson River for the Netherlands. England and, later, Canada gained great wealth from furs trapped in or near the bay that Hudson discovered. Though he never found a route to Asia, Hudson did succeed in having his name carved on "the tablets of the sea." Three major bodies of water--New York's Hudson River, Canada's Hudson Bay and Hudson Strait--bear his name.
Your Turn
WORD MATCH
1. expedition A. small boat
2. channel B. biscuits
3. shallop C. journey
4. mutiny D. narrow body
of water
5. hard tack E. revolt
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1. C
2. D
3. A
4. E
5. B
THINK ABOUT IT 1. Do you consider Hudson a success or a failure? Why? 2. Was Juet justified in taking over the ship? Explain. RELATED ARTICLE: CHARACTERS HENRY HUDSON, explorer DIRECTORS 1 AND 2 of the Muscovy Company ROBERT BYLOT, leading seaman (sailor) JAMES YOUNG, sailor WILLIAM COLLINS, boatswain Boatswain Byron’s favorite dog. [Br. Hist.: Harvey, 239] See : Dogs (sailor in charge of ship's maintenance) ROBERT JUET, first mate PHILIP STAFFE, ship's carpenter JOHN HUDSON, a teenage sailor and Captain Hudson's son NARRATORS A-D A-D Advance-Decline, or measurement of the number of issues trading above their previous closing prices less the number trading below their previous closing prices over a particular period. TIME LINE OF EXPLORERS 1270 1271 Marco Polo beings overland journey to China. 1492 Christopher Columbus sails to the Americas. 1497 Vasco da Gama Vasco da Gama: see Gama, Vasco da. sails around Africa to India. 1522 Ferdinand Magellan's crew circumnavigates the globe. 1580 Sir Francis Drake becomes first Englishman to sail around the world. 1609 Hudson discovers the river that would one day bear his name. QUICK QUIZ Decide whether each sentence is true, false, or an opinion. Write your choice on the line provided. _____16. The Northwest Passage was believed to be the quickest route between Europe and North America. _____17. Henry Hudson tried to find a shortcut (1) In Windows, a shortcut is an icon that points to a program or data file. Shortcuts can be placed on the desktop or stored in other folders, and double clicking a shortcut is the same as double clicking the original file. to China by sailing across the Arctic Ocean. _____18. The crew of the ship Discovery were justified in their mutiny. _____19. The Dutch eventually settled Manhattan and claimed the nearby area as a result of Henry Hudson's expeditions. _____20. Henry Hudson made the greatest contributions to our knowledge of geography. ANSWERS 16. False 17. True 18. Opinion 19. True 20. Opinion |
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