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Eastbound through Siberia : observations from the Great Northern Expedition / Georg Wilhelm Steller ; translated and annotated by Margritt A. Engel and Karen E. Willmore.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Steller, Georg Wilhelm, 1709-1746, author.
- Language:
- English
- German
- Subjects (All):
- Steller, Georg Wilhelm, 1709-1746--Travel--Russia (Federation)--Siberia.
- Steller, Georg Wilhelm.
- Steller, Georg Wilhelm, 1709-1746--Travel--Arctic regions.
- Steller, Georg Wilhelm, 1709-1746--Diaries.
- Steller, Georg Wilhelm, 1709-1746.
- Kamchatskai︠a︡ ėkspedit︠s︡ii︠a︡--(2nd : 1733-1744).
- Kamchatskai︠a︡ ėkspedit︠s︡ii︠a︡.
- Discoveries in geography.
- Travel.
- Siberia (Russia)--Discovery and exploration--Early works to 1800.
- Siberia (Russia).
- Arctic regions--Discovery and exploration--Early works to 1800.
- Arctic regions.
- Siberia (Russia)--Description and travel--Early works to 1800.
- Arctic regions--Description and travel--Early works to 1800.
- Kamchatskai͡a ėkspedit͡sii͡a.
- Arctic Regions.
- Russia (Federation)--Siberia.
- Genre:
- Diaries.
- Early works.
- Physical Description:
- xxv, 220 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2020]
- Summary:
- "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 floes, and survived countless close calls in their exploration of an unforgiving environment. Not stopping at lists of fishes, birds, and mammals, Steller also details the villages and the lives of those living there, from vice-governors to prostitutes. His writings rail against government corruption and the misuse of power while describing with empathy the lives of the poor and forgotten, with special attention toward Native peoples. What emerges is a remarkable window into life--both human and animal--in 18th century Siberia. Due to the secret nature of the expedition, Steller's findings were hidden in Russian archives for centuries, but the near-daily entries he recorded on journeys from the town of Irkutsk to Kamchatka are presented here in English for the first time."--Page 4 of cover.
- Notes:
- Translated from the German.
- Includes biliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Steller, Georg Wilhelm. Eastbound Through Siberia.
- ISBN:
- 9780253047779
- 0253047773
- 9780253047786
- 0253047781
- OCLC:
- 1103152376
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