Eastbound through Siberia
Observations from the Great Northern Expedition
In the winter of 1739, Georg Steller received word from Empress Anna of Russia that he was to embark on a secret expedition to the far reaches of Siberia as a member of the Great Northern Expedition. While searching for economic possibilities and strategic advantages, Steller was to send back descriptions of everything he saw. The Empress's instructions were detailed, from requests for a preserved whale brain to observing the child-rearing customs of local peoples, and Steller met the task with dedication, bravery, and a good measure of humor. In the name of science, Steller and his comrades confronted horse-swallowing bogs, leaped across ice…
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Weitere Autoren: Engel, Margritt A. (Übers.) / Willmore, Karen E. (Übers.)
- ISBN: 978-0-253-04778-6
- EAN: 9780253047786
- Produktnummer: 33452181
- Verlag: Indiana University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
- Seitenangabe: 250 S.
- Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D0.0 cm 372 g
- Abbildungen: 12 Illustrations, black and white; 3 Halftones, black and white
- Gewicht: 372
- Sonstiges: General (US: Trade)
Über den Autor
Georg Wilhelm Steller was a German scientist who lived from 1709 to 1746, and worked as a botanist, zoologist, and physician. He was part of the second crew for the Great Northern Expedition. Margritt A. Engel is Professor Emerita of Languages at the University of Alaska Anchorage. She is translator of Journal of a Voyage with Bering, 1741-1742 and Steller's History of Kamchatka. Karen E. Willmore is Professor Emerita of Languages at the University of Alaska Anchorage. She is translator of Steller's History of Kamchatka. Jonathan C. Slaght is the Russia and Northeast Asia Coordinator for the Wildlife Conservation Society. He is editor and translator (with Vladimir K. Arsenyev) of Across the Ussuri Kray: Travels in the Sikhote-Alin Mountains.
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