Hakluyt's promise
an Elizabethan's obsession for an English America
Mancall, Peter C.
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Electronic books.
ctu
New Haven
Yale University Press
c2007
2007
monographic
eng
1 online resource (378 p.) : ill., maps.
Richard Hakluyt the younger, a contemporary of William Shakespeare, advocated the creation of English colonies in the New World at a time when the advantages of this idea were far from self-evident. This book describes in detail the life and times of Hakluyt, a trained minister who became an editor of travel accounts. "Hakluyt's Promise" demonstrates his prominent role in the establishment of English America as well as his interests in English opportunities in the East Indies. The volume presents nearly 50 illustrations - many unpublished since the sixteenth century - and offers a fresh view of Hakluyt's milieu and the central concerns of the Elizabethan age. Though he never travelled farther than Paris, young Hakluyt spent much of the 1580s recording information about the western hemisphere and became an international authority on overseas exploration. The book traces his rise to prominence as a source of information and inspiration for England's policy makers, including the queen, and his advocacy for colonies in Roanoke and Jamestown. Hakluyt's thought was shaped by debates that stretched across Europe, and his interests ranged just as widely, encompassing such topics as peaceful coexistence with Native Americans, the New World as a Protestant Holy Land, and in, his later life, trade with the Spice Islands.
London, c.1592: Woodson's tusk. -- London, 1568: The visit. -- Oxford, c.1571: Rumors. -- Oxford, 1577: The ice. -- Oxford, c.1580: Passages. -- Paris, 1583: The devouring sea. -- Paris and London, 1584 to 1589: Cabinets and curiosities. -- London, 1590 to 1600: Truth and lies. -- London, 1609: Virginia richly valued. -- Wetheringsett and London, 1614: The Malayan dialogues.
Peter C. Mancall.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [319]-364) and index.
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Hakluyt, Richard
1552?-1616
Travel writers
England
Biography
Clergy
England
Biography
Discoveries in geography
English
Voyages and travels
Early works to 1800
TRAVEL
Museums, Tours, Points of Interest
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Adventurers & Explorers
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Historical
TRAVEL
Hikes & Walks
TRAVEL
Budget
TRAVEL
Special Interest
Ecotourism
TRAVEL
Parks & Campgrounds
TRAVEL
Reference
TRAVEL
Road Travel
TRAVEL
Special Interest
Adventure
North America
Discovery and exploration
English
Early works to 1800
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Hakluyt's promise
Mancall, Peter C.
New Haven : Yale University Press, c2007
(DLC) 2006022826
(OCoLC)70676522
9780300135275 (electronic bk.)
0300135270 (electronic bk.)
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