Richard Hakluyt

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Richard Hakluyt


Born
England
Died
November 23, 1616

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Richard Hakluyt (c. 1552 or 1553 - 1616) was an English writer. He is principally remembered for his efforts in promoting and supporting the settlement of North America by the English through his works, notably Divers Voyages Touching the Discoverie of America (1582) and The Principal Navigations, Voiages, Traffiques and Discoueries of the English Nation (1589 - 1600).

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Discovery of Muscovy

3.80 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1893 — 35 editions
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The Portable Hakluyt's Voyages

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The Tudor venturers: Select...

3.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2008 — 5 editions
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Voyages in Search of the No...

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The North West Passage Expl...

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First Colonists: Hakluyt's ...

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2.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1986 — 4 editions
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Voyager's Tales

3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1886 — 56 editions
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The Principal Navigations, ...

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“…no greater glory can be handed down than to conquer the barbarian, to recall the savage and the pagan to civility…”
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