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Eastbound Through Siberia: Observations from the Great Northern Expedition Hardcover - 2020
by Jonathan C. Slaght; Margritt A. Engel (Translator); Karen E. Willmore (Translator)
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- Title Eastbound Through Siberia: Observations from the Great Northern Expedition
- Author Jonathan C. Slaght; Margritt A. Engel (Translator); Karen E. Willmore (Translator)
- Binding Hardcover
- Pages 250
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Indiana University Press
- Date 2020-05-05
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Glossary, Illustrated, Index, Maps
- ISBN 9780253047779 / 0253047773
- Weight 1.18 lbs (0.54 kg)
- Dimensions 9 x 6 x 0.69 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 1.75 cm)
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Themes
- Cultural Region: Asian - General
- Cultural Region: Russian
- Library of Congress subjects Discoveries in geography, Diaries
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2020288799
- Dewey Decimal Code 915.704
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