The Wreck of the Sv. Nikolai : Two Narratives of the First Russian Expedition to the Oregon Country, 1808-1810
Language: English
Published by The Press of the Oregon Historical Society, Portland, 1985
- First Edition
- Hardcover
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The story of the Nikolai, which grounded in 1808 in what is modern northern Washington, and the crew lived as captives among the Hohs, Quileutes, and Makahs. This book includes two accounts, one fully translated into English fro the first time. From the collection of Wayne Prescott Suttles, renowned anthropologist, scholar, and linguist regarding many Pacific cultures, and especially the U.S. Pacific Northwest Coast Salish people. His stamp to the ffep. Provenance provided upon request. Slim strip of paper w/ note in Dr. Suttles' hand laid in. Condition notes: 110 numbered pp +1; HB w/DJ. Pages: clean, bright, tight, frontis; 1 or 2 erasable pencil marks. Cover: lt brown boards w/ denim backstrip, gilt titles spine; minimal shelfwear. DJ: unclipped, heavy cream paper, blue artwork front, blue/black titles front/spine; minimal edge/shelfwear, spine and edges mildly sunned, a few faint smudges.
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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
- The Press of the Oregon Historical Society, Portland
- Publication year
- 1985
- Condition
- Fine
- Dust jacket
- Fine (-)
- Binding
- Half-Cloth
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0875951244
- ISBN 13
- 9780875951249
- Edition
- Apparent First Edition
- Item weight
- 2.2 pounds
- Dimensions
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
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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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