The Wreck of the Sv. Nikolai: Two Narratives of the First Russian Expedition to the Oregon Country, 1808-1810 (North Pacific Studies)
Language: English
Published by Oregon Historical Society Press, Oregon, 1985
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- Hardcover
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No Flaws or Blemishes; Gift Quality. First Edition, First Printing. 4to; 26 cm.; 10.25 inches tall 110 pages with index. Illustrated. A Traveller's History of Russia gives a comprehensive survey of the country's past from the earliest times through the era of 'perestroika' and the end 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. Fine Hardcover in a Fine Dust Jacket. A New Giftable Book.
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- Title
- The Wreck of the Sv. Nikolai: Two Narratives of the First Russian Expedition to the Oregon Country, 1808-1810 (North Pacific Studies)
- Author
- Owens, Kenneth N.
- Publisher
- Oregon Historical Society Press, Oregon
- Publication year
- 1985
- Dust jacket
- Dust Jacket Included
- Binding
- Hardcover with Dust Jacket
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0875951244
- ISBN 13
- 9780875951249
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing.
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- History: WORLD HISTORY / GENERAL HISTORY, TRAVEL, EXPLORATION & GEOGRAPHY
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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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