Bering : the Russian discovery of America /

"In the first biography of Bering written in more than a century, Orcutt Frost chronicles the life of this extraordinary explorer. Drawing on a wide range of new evidence - including personal letters and archaeological evidence derived from the recent discovery of Bering's grave site - the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Frost, O. W. (Orcutt William), 1926-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2003]
Temas:
Bering, Vitus Jonassen, > 1681-1741.
Bering, Vitus Jonassen, > 1681-1741
Kamchatskai͡a ėkspedit͡sii͡a > (1st : > 1725-1730)
Kamchatskai͡a ėkspedit͡sii͡a > (2nd : > 1733-1743)
Kamchatskai͡a ėkspedit͡sii͡a
Explorers > Russia > Biography.
HISTORY > General.
Discoveries in geography
Discoveries in geography > Russian
Explorers
Ontdekkingsreizen.
Alaska > Discovery and exploration.
Northwest Coast of North America > Discovery and exploration > Russian.
Arctic regions > Discovery and exploration > Russian.
Alaska
Arctic Regions
North America > Northwest Coast of North America
Russia
Biography
Biographies
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"In the first biography of Bering written in more than a century, Orcutt Frost chronicles the life of this extraordinary explorer. Drawing on a wide range of new evidence - including personal letters and archaeological evidence derived from the recent discovery of Bering's grave site - the author reconstructs Bering's personality, his perilous voyages and his uneasy relationship with the naturalist Georg Steller."--Jacket
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxii, 330 pages) : illustrations, maps
Premios:PEN Center USA West Literary Awards (nominated), 2004
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-315) and index.
ISBN:9780300144024
0300144024
0300100590
9780300100594

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