Island of the blue foxes : disaster and triumph on the world's greatest scientific expedition
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Published
New York, NY : Da Capo Press, [2017].
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780306825194, 0306825198, 1771621613, 9781771621618
Physical Desc
xi, 327 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Status
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Bedford - Adult | 910.45/Bow | On Shelf |
Cambridge - Adult | 910.9164 Bown | On Shelf |
Concord - Adult | 910.9164 Bown | On Shelf |
Lincoln - Adult | 910.9 Bown | On Shelf |
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Published
New York, NY : Da Capo Press, [2017].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9780306825194, 0306825198, 1771621613, 9781771621618
Notes
General Note
"A Merloyd Lawrence book."
General Note
"November 2017"--Title page verso.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-305) and index.
Description
"The immense eighteenth-century scientific journey, variously known as the Second Kamchatka Expedition or the Great Northern Expedition, from St. Petersburg across Siberia to the coast of North America, involved over 3,000 people and cost Peter the Great over one-sixth of his empire's annual revenue. Led by the legendary Danish captain Vitus Bering, the ten-year voyage, which included scientists, artists, mariners, soldiers, and laborers, discovered Alaska, opened the Pacific fur trade, and, thanks to the brilliant naturalist Georg Steller, discovered dozens of New World plants and animals. The story of the expedition is a tale not only of adventure and historic achievement, but also of shipwreck, endurance, and "one of the most tragic and ghastly trials of suffering in the annals of maritime and arctic history.""--Jacket.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Alaska -- Discovery and exploration -- Russian.
Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration -- Russian.
Discoveries in geography.
Kamchatskai͡a ėkspedit͡sii͡a -- (2nd : -- 1733-1744)
Northwest Coast of North America -- Discovery and exploration -- Russian.
Scientific expeditions -- Arctic regions -- History -- 18th century.
Scientific expeditions -- History -- 18th century.
Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration -- Russian.
Discoveries in geography.
Kamchatskai͡a ėkspedit͡sii͡a -- (2nd : -- 1733-1744)
Northwest Coast of North America -- Discovery and exploration -- Russian.
Scientific expeditions -- Arctic regions -- History -- 18th century.
Scientific expeditions -- History -- 18th century.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Bown, S. R. (2017). Island of the blue foxes: disaster and triumph on the world's greatest scientific expedition (First edition.). Da Capo Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Bown, Stephen R.. 2017. Island of the Blue Foxes: Disaster and Triumph On the World's Greatest Scientific Expedition. Da Capo Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Bown, Stephen R.. Island of the Blue Foxes: Disaster and Triumph On the World's Greatest Scientific Expedition Da Capo Press, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Bown, Stephen R.. Island of the Blue Foxes: Disaster and Triumph On the World's Greatest Scientific Expedition First edition., Da Capo Press, 2017.
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