Russians in Alaska: The exploits of sailors at the ends of the earth
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Russians in Alaska: The exploits of sailors at the ends of the earth
14.99 €
Discover the heroic pages of the exploration of Russian America in a new book by renowned Russian marine writer and Captain 1st Rank Vladimir Shigin!
Readers will embark on a captivating journey into the era of fearless seafarers, brave pioneers, and enterprising hunters across uncharted lands, where every day was a heroic achievement, and courage and resourcefulness were the keys to survival. The author will recount the daring project of our sailors to sail across the North Pole to Kamchatka and Alaska, proposed by Academician Mikhail Lomonosov. He will also explore the discovery and exploration of the Aleutian Islands, as well as the incredible adventures of the renowned commanders of the schooner Juno and the tender Avos—Lieutenant Nikolai Khvostov and Midshipman Gavriil Davydov—across the vast expanses of Alaska and California. Vladimir Shigin provides a detailed account of the Russo-Indian War and the participation of the sloop Neva during the Russian fleet's first circumnavigation of the globe. The reader will learn the adventures of the Russian sailors of the ship St. Nicholas, who found themselves in Indian captivity.
Readers will embark on a captivating journey into the era of fearless seafarers, brave pioneers, and enterprising hunters across uncharted lands, where every day was a heroic achievement, and courage and resourcefulness were the keys to survival. The author will recount the daring project of our sailors to sail across the North Pole to Kamchatka and Alaska, proposed by Academician Mikhail Lomonosov. He will also explore the discovery and exploration of the Aleutian Islands, as well as the incredible adventures of the renowned commanders of the schooner Juno and the tender Avos—Lieutenant Nikolai Khvostov and Midshipman Gavriil Davydov—across the vast expanses of Alaska and California. Vladimir Shigin provides a detailed account of the Russo-Indian War and the participation of the sloop Neva during the Russian fleet's first circumnavigation of the globe. The reader will learn the adventures of the Russian sailors of the ship St. Nicholas, who found themselves in Indian captivity.
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