Hudson, Henry

Cultural  

1. An English explorer of the early seventeenth century. He discovered the Hudson River while in the service of The Netherlands.

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Example Sentences

Judged by his best work, however, such as The Portrait of a Lady and Roderick Hudson, Henry James must be acknowledged a master of English style.

From History of American Literature by Halleck, Reuben Post

Hudson, Henry, his search for North-West Passage, 9-13; shipwrecked, 13; his hard time on shore with mutinous crew, 13-16; cast adrift, 18; traditions as to end, 18, 19.

From The "Adventurers of England" on Hudson Bay A Chronicle of the Fur Trade in the North (Volume 18 of the Chronicles of Canada) by Laut, Agnes C. (Agnes Christina)

Hudson, Henry, exploration 1609, 165; discovery of Hudson Bay, 213.

From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Bolton, Herbert Eugene

Hudson, Henry Norman, his edition of Shakespeare, 71, 72.

From The Booklover and His Books by Koopman, Harry Lyman