88-Henry Hudson
Discovering America Podcast
English - October 26, 2016 04:08 - 35 minutes - 24.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsSociety & Culture History america american discovering history Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Men tried to find a shorter distance to the Orient by sailing north and then head east passing above Norway. The greatest obstacle was the ice barrier, a free open sea was not to be found and what about the cold climate? So the eastern direction was out of the question. Hudson headed west after the crew told him that was a good idea. Hudson’s third voyage finds him near Virginia and adding to the discovery of the river that bears his name. So John what’s the weather like?