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Hakluyt’s Promise: An Elizabethan's Obsession for an English America
Peter C. Mancall
Hakluyt’s Promise: An Elizabethan's Obsession for an English America
Peter C. Mancall
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 the life and times of Hakluyt, a trained minister who became an editor of travel accounts.
400 pages, 44 black-&-white illustrations & 1 map
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | April 6, 2010 |
ISBN13 | 9780300164220 |
Publishers | Yale University Press |
Pages | 400 |
Dimensions | 156 × 235 × 33 mm · 574 g |
Language | English |
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