God's Mercies; Rivalry, Betrayal and the Dream of Discovery
by Hunter, Douglas
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- Hardcover
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- ISBN 10
- 0385660588
- ISBN 13
- 9780385660587
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About This Item
Doubleday Canada 978-0-385-66058-7 [978-0-385-66058-7] 2007. (Hardcover) 416pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. Maps, index. "Samuel de Champlain of France and Englishman Henry Hudson were rival explorers in a race to describe and exploit the northern half of North America and, not least, to find a profitable passage to the Orient. The English had been trying to find a way through the Arctic since the 1570s. For Hudson, the dream of discovery proved fatal". Book about Samuel de Champlain & Henry Hudson. Time Period 16th Century. Locale: New France. (Canada, Canada, Exploration, Explorers, Explorers).
Synopsis
Douglas Hunter has written widely on business, history, and sport. His previous books include War Games , Molson: The Birth of a Business Empire and The Bubble and the Bear: How Nortel Burst the Canadian Dream , which won the National Business Book Award.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burton Lysecki Books, ABAC/ILAB (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 144863
- Title
- God's Mercies; Rivalry, Betrayal and the Dream of Discovery
- Author
- Hunter, Douglas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0385660588
- ISBN 13
- 9780385660587
- Publisher
- Doubleday Canada 978-0-385-66058-7
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- This edition first published
- October 23, 2007
- Keywords
- Canada, Canada, Exploration, Explorers, Explorers
- Bookseller catalogs
- CANADIAN HISTORY;
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Burton Lysecki Books, ABAC/ILAB
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Winnipeg, Manitoba
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