The Making of John Ledyard: Empire and Ambition in the Life of an Early American Traveler
Edward G. Gray
Abstract
During the course of his short but extraordinary life, John Ledyard (1751–1789) came into contact with some of the most remarkable figures of his era: the British explorer Captain James Cook, American financier Robert Morris, Revolutionary naval commander John Paul Jones, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and others. He lived and traveled in remarkable places as well, journeying from the New England backcountry to Tahiti, Hawaii, the American Northwest coast, Alaska, and the Russian Far East. This biography offers not only a full account of Ledyard's eventful life but also an illuminating v ... More
Keywords: Captain James Cook, Robert Morris, John Paul Jones, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, New England, Tahiti, Hawaii, Alaska, Russian far east
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2007 | Print ISBN-13: 9780300110555 |
| Published to Yale Scholarship Online: October 2013 | DOI:10.12987/yale/9780300110555.001.0001 |
