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Sir Humphrey Gilbert : a record & a surmise by Samson, Hillel. is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
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This book is the record of the 5th meeting of the Truthseekers Club, where a Stephen Gray spoke about the sinking of Sir Humphrey Gilbert's frigate the Squirrel off the coast of the Azores after claiming Newfoundland for the British. Gilbert was said to have been reading a book on deck in the storm before the ship sank, and shouted something to the crew of the Hind, creating much speculation as to which book he had been reading. Many said it was either the Bible or Sir Thomas More's Utopia; Gray was of the opinion it was the latter, and his evidence to support that position was included in his address
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- Author
- Samson, Hillel.
- Publisher
- At the Favil Press, 1921.
- Published
- 1921
- Language
- EN
- Category
- nonfiction
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