THE WRECK OF THE SV. NIKOLAI; TWO NARRATIVES OF THE FIRST RUSSIAN EXPEDITION TO THE OREGON COUNTRY 1808-1810
Language: English
Published by Western Imprints/Press of the Oregon Historical Society, Portland, OR, 1985
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- Hardcover
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Seller: Robert Gavora, Fine & Rare Books, ABAA, Talent, OR, U.S.A.Robert Gavora, Fine & Rare Books, ABAA
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North Pacific Studies no. 8. Translation by Alton S. Donnelly. Adventure with moments of superb drama, a touch of comedy, and eventually a sad, even tragic fate for the two romantic figures at its center, the Russian captain, Nikolai Bulygin, and his beloved wife Anna Petrovna. These narratives provide evidence of Russian activity and native responses early in the course of the Pacific Northwest's development. 110 pages with several illustrations and index. Fine in fine and bright dust jacket.
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- Title
- THE WRECK OF THE SV. NIKOLAI; TWO NARRATIVES OF THE FIRST RUSSIAN EXPEDITION TO THE OREGON COUNTRY 1808-1810
- Author
- Owens, Kenneth N., editor
- Publisher
- Western Imprints/Press of the Oregon Historical Society, Portland, OR
- Publication year
- 1985
- Condition
- Fine
- Dust jacket
- Fine
- Book Type
- Book
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0875951244
- ISBN 13
- 9780875951249
- Edition
- First edition.
- Seller catalogs
- Western Americana
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From the Back Cover
This volume combines two source accounts of the event. The first is the story of a Russian survivor, Timofei Osipovich Tarakanov, the expedition's leader after the shipwreck. The second is a Quileute account, preserved orally for nearly a century before being recorded in 1909. Combined, these wonderful accounts tell a tale of adventure with moments of high drama, heroism, a touch of comedy, and eventual tragedy.
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