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Cover of Martin Frobisher's northwest venture, 1576-1581

Martin Frobisher's northwest venture, 1576-1581

by D. D. Hogarth

1994 181 pages eng

Martin Frobisher led three voyages to the Canadian Arctic between 1576 and 1578. He initially sought the Northwest Passage to Cathay, but his voyages became Canada's first "gold rush" when gold was reported after his first trip. Sadly, the Arctic ore proved worthless, and the Cathay Company that fi…

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