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Samuel Hearne - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Samuel Hearne was born in London, England. He served in the Royal Navy, then joined the Hudson's Bay Company, who sent him to Fort Prince of Wales (Churchill) in 1769. He became the first European to travel overland by canoe and sled to the Arctic Ocean by following the Copper Mine River north of the Great Slave Lake.
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British explorer Samuel Hearne was sent North on the search for copper mines by his employer, the Hudson's Bay Company. After months of travel, he arrived to find no ore ... The young Samuel Hearne, a healthy, strapping young man of 25 years of age was given the mandate to locate the mines. His guide was his friend - a...
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The book's hero, Samuel Hearne, first went to sea at age 12, as a British navy junior officer, and later became one of the most storied North American adventurers of his day, inspiring Samuel Taylor Coleridge's "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner." Hearne (1745-1792) is a compelling subject: a learned man with a passion...
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Born: 1745; Birthplace: London, England; Died: Nov-1792; Cause of death: unspecified; ... Gender: Male; Race or Ethnicity: White; Occupation: Explorer ... Nationality: England; Executive summary: Explored the Hudson Bay area...
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Samuel Hearne played a big role in the history of North American exploration. Learn more about Samuel Hearne at HowStuffWorks. ... Hearne, Samuel (1745–1792), a Canadian explorer and trader. As an employee of the Hudson's Bay Company, Hearne became the first European to travel overland from Hudson Bay to the Arctic Ocean.
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A comprehensive educational directory that provides a wide variety of resources on Samuel Hearne. ... Arctic Dawn -- The Journeys of Samuel Hearne; Originally published in 1795, this is a new hypertext edition of the journals of Samuel Hearne, the first European to explore the western Canadian Arctic.
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Samuel Hearne; 1745 - 179 ... ; Samuel Hearne, the first white man to reach the Arctic coast proving the Northwest Passage was only a myth. Samuel Hearne has been credited with other accomplishments as well. They are: ... ; Samuel Hearne was born in 1745. His father was Samuel Hearne Senior and his mother was Diana.
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The Encyclopedia Britannica is free at the JCSM Study Center! This page has information about HEARNE, SAMUEL (1745 1792) - Encyclopedia Britannica - HEARNE, SAMUEL (1745 1792) ... HEARNE, SAMUEL (17451792) , English explorer, was born in London. In 1756 he entered the navy, and was some time with Lord Hood; at the end of...
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In spite of his inaccurate geographical data, Hearne opened up an unknown territory. He gave an accurate and valuable account of the Chipewyan, and he proved that there was no short Northwest Passage. ... 1968); A. Laut, Pathfinders of the West (1904, repr. 1969); G. Speck, Samuel Hearne and the Northwest Passage (1963).
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