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Steller's history of Kamchatka : collected information concerning the history of Kamchatka, its peoples, their manners, names, lifestyle, and various customary practices / by Georg Wilhelm Steller ; edited by Marvin W. Falk ; translated by Margritt Engel and Karen Willmore.
Van Pelt Library DK771.K2 S813 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Steller, Georg Wilhelm, 1709-1746.
- Series:
- Rasmuson Library historical translation series ; v. 12.
- Rasmuson Library translation series ; 12
- Standardized Title:
- Beschreibung von dem Lande Kamtschatka. English
- Language:
- English
- German
- Subjects (All):
- Itelmens--Social life and customs.
- Itelmens.
- Natural history.
- Manners and customs.
- Kamchatka Peninsula (Russia)--Social life and customs.
- Kamchatka Peninsula (Russia).
- Natural history--Russia (Federation)--Kamchatka Peninsula.
- Russia (Federation)--Kamchatka Peninsula.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 298 pages : illustrations, maps, music ; 23 cm.
- Other Title:
- History of Kamchatka
- Place of Publication:
- Fairbanks : University of Alaska Press, 2003.
- Language Note:
- Translated from the German.
- Contents:
- About the rivers
- About various springs of Kamchatka
- About the mountains
- About the various diverse regions of Kamchatka
- About the weather on Kamchatka
- About the health of the inhabitants as well as their diseases and remedies
- About the minerals and fossils of Kamchatka
- About the trees, shrubs, and plants on Kamchatka
- About marine plants and vegetation that the ocean around Kamchatka washes ashore, their usefulness and application
- About the marine mammals that are caught on Kamchatkan shores, their usefulness and utilization
- About the land animals on Kamchatka
- About the fishes on Kamchatka
- About some marine animals that are eaten on Kamchatka
- About the birds of Kamchatka
- About the seabirds
- About the waterfowl
- About the land birds
- About the insects and related creatures on Kamchatka
- About the Russian villages on Kamchatka
- About the Itelmen villages
- About the first occupation of Kamchatka
- About the condition of Kamchatka before the occupation
- About the origins of the Itelmen
- About the religion of the Itelmen
- About the Itelmen's disposition, likes and dislikes, virtues and vices
- About the constitution, stature and physical characteristics of the Itelmen
- About the Itelmen's clothing of both sexes
- About the Itelmen's work and tools
- About the Itelmen's diet, dishes, and table manners
- About the Itelmen's celebrations and entertainment
- About the Itelmen's marriage customs
- About the Itelmen's begetting and raising children
- About political things and the solving of controversies
- About the Itelmen's classification of time
- About the medicines of the Itelmen
- About traveling on Kamchatka
- About imports, exports, and potential trade on Kamchatka.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-293) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1889963496
- OCLC:
- 49844675
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