The Wreck of the Sv. Nikolai: Two Narratives of the First Russian Expedition to the Oregon Country, 1808-1810 (North Pacific Studies)
by Owens, Kenneth N
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- Hardcover
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- Fine Hardcover in a Fine Dust Jacket. A New Giftable Book.
- ISBN 10
- 0875951244
- ISBN 13
- 9780875951249
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About This Item
Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press, 1985. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Fine Hardcover in a Fine Dust Jacket. A New Giftable Book..
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.
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.
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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
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover with Dust Jacket
- Book Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0875951244
- ISBN 13
- 9780875951249
- Publisher
- Oregon Historical Society Press
- Place of Publication
- Oregon
- Date Published
- 1985
- Keywords
- Maritime history; Voyages
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