| A Memoir Of Sebastian Cabot: With A Review Of The History Of Maritime Discovery (1831) Contributor(s): Biddle, Richard (Author) |
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ISBN: 0548931836 ISBN-13: 9780548931837 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing OUR PRICE: $44.60 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2008 Annotation: Biddle's memoir is one of the earliest American works of serious and critical historical scholarship, and the major source and inspiration for subsequent articles on the Cabots for the next forty years. Biddle stressed the achievements and pre-eminence of Sebastian over his father John. In addition to the voyages of the Cabots, Biddle also discusses those of Cortereal, Columbus, Verrazano, Frobisher, and Hudson.An important work for anyone interested in the history of the exploration of the eastern coast of North America and in the early history of the search for the Northwest Passage. Biddle was apparently the first in the nineteenth century to distinguish between the two Cabot voyages of 1497 and 1498. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Adventurers & Explorers - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - History | Essays |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 6" W x 9" (1.47 lbs) 340 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 15th Century - Chronological Period - 16th Century |