2 edition of life of John Ledyard, the American traveller found in the catalog.
life of John Ledyard, the American traveller
Jared Sparks
Published
1829 by Hilliard and Brown in Cambridge, [Mass.] .
Written in English
Edition Notes
| Statement | by Jared Sparks |
| Series | Selected Americana from Sabin"s Dictionary of books relating to America, from its discovery to the present time -- 5455-5458 |
| The Physical Object | |
|---|---|
| Pagination | xii, 325 p. ; |
| Number of Pages | 325 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL14679911M |
Ledyard suggested trading furs for Chinese silk and porcelain, which could then be sold in the United States. It seemed like a wild plan but who knows it might the American traveller book worked had not Catherine the Great arrested him in Siberia. Lots of detail, interesting for history buffs. Ledyard was a keen observer of the peoples and cultures he encountered, and his journal contains detailed descriptions of clothing, adornments, foods, and rituals. Shortly after he left he wrote a letter to Wheelock in which he said, "Farewell, dear Dartmouth, may you flourish like the greenbay tree. Ledyard's college career was a short and restless one.
Ledyard was convinced that a fortune could be made in trading North American furs with China. Early life[ edit ] Ledyard was born in Groton, Connecticutin November African expedition[ edit ] Back in London, Ledyard came across the African Associationthen recruiting explorers for Africa. John Ledyard. He planned to do it almost alone. He attempted to climb from Kealakekua Bay to Mokuaweoweothe summit of Mauna Loabut had to turn back.
His plan was to go through Russia, cross into Alaska and walk to the Mississippi River. The romance of exploration isn't lost, but it is strongly seasoned with dark realities. He was the first child of Abigail and Capt. The college, the creation of former Connecticut preacher Reverend Eleazar Wheelock, had opened in the rustic New Hampshire woodlands just two years before. Ledyard suggested trading furs for Chinese silk and porcelain, which could then be sold in the United States.
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In Paris he partnered with John Paul Jones ; however this venture, too, failed to reach fruition. Lots of detail, interesting for history buffs.
His plan was to go through Russia, cross into Alaska and walk to the Mississippi River.
But he didn't complete any of those quests, which takes some of the meat out of this story. Petersburg in March The voyagers returned to The American traveller book in October Jefferson suggested that Ledyard explore the American continent by proceeding overland through Russiacrossing at the Bering Straitand heading south through Alaska and then across the American West to Virginia.
On land he walked through some of Scandinavia and almost two-thirds of the way across the vast Russian land mass before being arrested, returned under guard, and evicted to Poland. John Ledyard was buried in the sand dunes lining the Nile in a modestly marked grave, the location of which is unknown today.
From Britain, the Resolution and its sister ship Discovery sailed south and east, around the Cape of Good Hope, across the southern Indian Ocean to Tasmania, New Zealand, and from there to the various Polynesian island chains of the South Pacific, where Ledyard was believed to be the first Euro-American to be tattooed.
Ledyard was a keen observer of the peoples and cultures he encountered, and his journal contains detailed descriptions of clothing, adornments, foods, and rituals. However, Ledyard was arrested under orders from Empress Catherine the Great in Februaryreturned to Moscow by approximately his original route, then deported to Poland.
He attempted to climb from Kealakekua Bay to Mokuaweoweothe summit of Mauna Loabut had to turn back. Ledyard suggested trading furs for Chinese silk and porcelain, which could then be sold in the United States.
The expedition lasted until October Faithfully Narrated from the Original Ms. Having failed in his attempts, he decided to reach life of John Ledyard goal by travelling across Europe and Asia.
No matter what else is said it can be said with some certainty that this early Long Island resident, John Ledyard, travelled farther on land and sea around the globe than any other human being of the 18th century. His letters to friends the American traveller book patrons again show Ledyard as a keen, sympathetic observer of the myriad of native peoples who inhabited the far reaches of the Russian Empire.
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