Island of the Blue Foxes: Disaster and Triumph on the World's Greatest Scientific Expedition (A Merloyd Lawrence Book)
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| Rating | : | 4.61 (653 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B071JLMRXK |
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| Number of Pages | : | 283 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-08-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Expedition Adventure" according to Antigone Walsh. This book details the triumphs and tragedies of a ten year expedition that would test the endurance of its members. Commissioned by the Czar Peter the Great it shares insight into the workings of the Russian Court. Drawn to the project were the famous but difficult and despised vitus Bering, naturalist George Sterling and a naval officer Sven Waxell who showed his strength of character in the worst of times. In the end, the expedition mapped Siberia, discovered Alaska and began the lucrative fur trade between Russia and America. Ultimately it was a measure of the . "Great writing, fascinating story" according to Scott Lloyd. This book details a fascinating account of one of the world's largest but little-known voyages of discovery. In 17Great writing, fascinating story This book details a fascinating account of one of the world's largest but little-known voyages of discovery. In 1733 Vitus Bering is commissioned by the Russian government to begin a ten-year journey that eventually encompasses Siberia and the coast of North America. The saga is written in a concise manner, and I learned a lot about Russia of the era, which I found very enjoyable. This was an adventure that I knew little about so nearly every aspect of the journey was a revelation. I had no idea that the men who embarked on it endured so much and suffered so much . Great writing, fascinating story This book details a fascinating account of one of the world's largest but little-known voyages of discovery. In 1733 Vitus Bering is commissioned by the Russian government to begin a ten-year journey that eventually encompasses Siberia and the coast of North America. The saga is written in a concise manner, and I learned a lot about Russia of the era, which I found very enjoyable. This was an adventure that I knew little about so nearly every aspect of the journey was a revelation. I had no idea that the men who embarked on it endured so much and suffered so much . Vitus Bering is commissioned by the Russian government to begin a ten-year journey that eventually encompasses Siberia and the coast of North America. The saga is written in a concise manner, and I learned a lot about Russia of the era, which I found very enjoyable. This was an adventure that I knew little about so nearly every aspect of the journey was a revelation. I had no idea that the men who embarked on it endured so much and suffered so much
His award-winning books, including Scurvy and Madness, Betrayal, and the Lash, have led to a reputation as "Canada's Simon Winchester.". About the AuthorStephen R. Bown is author of The Last Viking: The Life of Roald Amundsen and White Eskimo: Knud Rasmussen's Fearless Journey into the Heart of the Arctic, which won the Williams Mills Award for the best book on the Arctic in 2016
Until now recorded only in academic works, this 10-year venture, led by the legendary Danish captain Vitus Bering and including scientists, artists, mariners, soldiers, and laborers, discovered Alaska, opened the Pacific fur trade, and led to fame, shipwreck, and "one of the most tragic and ghastly trials of suffering in the annals of maritime and arctic history.". The story of the world's largest, longest, and best financed scientific expedition of all time, triumphantly successful, gruesomely tragic, and never before fully told The immense 18th-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 em
Stephen R. His award-winning books, including Scurvy and Madness, Betrayal, and the Lash, have led to a reputation as "Canada's Simon Winchester.". Bown is author of The Last Viking: The Life of Roald Amundsen and White Eskimo: Knud Rasmussen's Fearless Journey into the Heart of the Arctic, which won the Williams Mills Award for the best book on the Arctic in 2016