LYCOS RETRIEVER 
Henry Hudson: Crews
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Hudson brought a crew of ten men (which included his son John) and set out on the voyage, traveling northeast and hugging the coast of Greenland. Landing at the islands known as Spitsbergen, they were amazed at the huge quantity of whales they observed in the area. Unfortunately for the exploration, Hudson and his crew were very close to the North Pole and quickly realized that they could travel no further as huge chunks of ice in this area hindered further travel. They decided to return to England feeling quite victorious in their quest. Indeed, they had traveled farther than any explorer had ventured before, and their reports of whales piqued the interest of both English and Dutch whalers. These whalers wasted no time returning to Spitsbergen and it quickly became a successful whaling area.
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After two months, Hudson decided he could not find a water passage along the coast of Russia, and he turned the Hopewell around. Hudson did not go back to London. He continued to look for a passage to Asia. This time he sailed west into the Atlantic Ocean and toward North America. They crew became angry when they realized they were not headed back to London. Some historians believe the crew turned against Hudson and forced him to return home.
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Hudson explored the area and found nothing. His crew demanded to go home, but Hudson would not give in. Winter set in and the ship was stranded on the ice. When Spring came, Hudson wanted to continue, but the crew had had enough. They mutinied and left Hudson, his son John and six other supporters to die at sea in a small boat. Nothing was seen of them since. As for the crew members. They returned to England, but any of them died on the way, because of starvation.
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In 1610, Hudson made another trans-Atlantic voyage for the British. Once again, Hudson managed to make his crew miserable. In 1611, the crew put him and his son on a small boat near Newfoundland and cast them off. They were never seen again.
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When the ice broke in June 1611, the bullheaded Hudson wanted to explore farther to the west, but the crew mutinied. The captain, his son and seven others were set adrift in a small boat. No food or water was provided and they were never seen again.
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Hudson continued upriver. A week later, he was in view of the Catskill Mountains. The crew went ashore and met with a Mahican chief. Hudson wrote the Mahicans were "a very good people."
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