Bering : the Russian discovery of America
Frost, O. W.2003
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Vitus Jonassen Bering (1681-1741) greatly expanded the Russian empire, pioneered the geography of the North Pacific Ocean, and laid the groundwork for Russian trade and settlement in the American West. In this title, Orcutt Frost chronicles the life of this extraordinary explorer.
Main title:
Bering : the Russian discovery of America / Orcutt Frost.
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Imprint:
New Haven, [Conn.] ; London : Yale University Press, c2003.
Collation:
xxii, 330 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-315) and index.
ISBN:
9780300100594 (hbk)
Dewey class:
917.98
Language:
English
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BRN:
234253
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