ACCOUNT OF PEDESTRIAN JOURNEYS IN THE RUSSIAN POSSESSIONS IN AMERICA [IN THE YEARS 1842, 1843, AND 1844].

Zagoskin, L.A.: [Hotovitzky, Antoinette]:

Published by [N.p. 1935].

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Original typescript of an English translation of this important account of the Russian possessions in America. Zagoskin's expedition set out for the purpose of inland exploration of the territory of Alaska and to survey the Yukon and Kuskokvim rivers. The account provides many important details of Inuit life and customs, as well as many other valuable first-hand descriptions recorded during the eighteen-month expedition. Translated from the original Russian by Antoinette Hotovitzky, wife of Father Dimitri Hotovitzky, head of the Greek Church in Alaska during the first half of the 20th century. Several copies of this typescript appear to have been made, with copies located at the Library of Congress and the Alaska Historical Society. ARCTIC BIBLIOGRAPHY 19779. TOURVILLE 5017 (ref). LADA-MOCARSKI 130 (ref). Quarto. Modern buckram. Light tanning, else near fine.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: ACCOUNT OF PEDESTRIAN JOURNEYS IN THE RUSSIAN POSSESSIONS IN AMERICA [IN THE YEARS 1842, 1843, AND 1844].
• Publisher: [N.p. 1935].