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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Sir Humphrey Gilbert’s Voyage to Newfoundland – Edward Hayes

Posted on July 30, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

Born in 1539, Sir Humphrey Gilbert founded the first English colony in North America. He did so in the midst of his quest to find a northwest passage to reach China. Which along with Columbus’ ‘discovery’ of the Americas goes … Continue reading →

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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: The Voyages to Vinland

Posted on July 10, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

The Norse Viking exploration of coastal North America is described in the Saga of Erik the Red.  Leif Erikson first landed in the area that is said to include what is now known as Newfoundland and the Gulf of Saint Lawrence … Continue reading →

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