Island of the blue foxes : disaster and triumph on the world's greatest scientific expedition / Step...
Island of the blue foxes : disaster and triumph on the world's greatest scientific expedition / Step...
Island of the blue foxes : disaster and triumph on the world's greatest scientific expedition / Stephen R. Brown.
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Publisher
New York, NY Merloyd Lawrence Book by Da Capo Press, 2017.
Call Numbers
G 2017/6922
Record Identifier
MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
xi, 327 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
pt. ONE EUROPE -- ch. 1 The Great Embassy -- ch. 2 The First Kamchatka Expedition -- ch. 3 The Best-Laid Plans -- pt. TWO ASIA -- ch. 4 St. Petersburg to Siberia -- ch. 5 Quarreling Factions -- ch. 6 Phantom Islands -- pt. THREE AMERICA -- ch. 7 Bolshaya Zemlya, the Great Land -- ch. 8 Curious Encou...
Publication information
Publisher
New York, NY Merloyd Lawrence Book by Da Capo Press, 2017.
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2017.
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Summary
The immense 18th-century scientific journey, variously known as the Second Kamchatka Expedition or the Great Northern Expedition, from St Petersburg across Siberia to the coast of North America, involved over 3,000 people and cost Peter the Great over one-sixth of his empire's annual revenue. Until now recorded only in academic works, this 10-year...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Island of the blue foxes : disaster and triumph on the world's greatest scientific expedition / Stephen R. Brown.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-305) and index.
Contextual Information
Date Copyright
©2017.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
G 2017/6922
Record Identifier
74VKVGR5J0Ol
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVGR5J0Ol
Other Identifiers
ISBN
9780306825194
DDC
910.916451
MMS ID
991024152417102626
