Vitus Bering: the Discoverer of Bering Strait: Russian Explorations 1725-1743

"Although Mr. Lauridsen's book is essentially a defense of Vitus Bering, written especially for the student of

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English Year 2014

Vitus Jonassen Bering (1681–1741) is a towering figure in the history of exploration. In the course of two expeditions t

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This report presents the results of the Swiss-sponsored contributions to an international research project at Ekven, a p

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The Siberian Yupik people have endured centuries of change and repression, starting with the Russian Cossacks in 1648 an

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The European discovery of the northwest coast of America is fully and dramatically recorded in this journal, an invaluab

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Describes the culture and surroundings of the Inua Eskimos, shows baskets, carvings, masks, clothing, tools, and utensil

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The Bering Sea, which lies between the United States and Russia, is one of the most productive ecosystems in the world a

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The original work, in Russian, appeared in 1947 and is still regarded as an important contribution to knowledge of the e

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This comprehensive history of the native and maritime fur trade in Alaska during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries

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The focus of Richard Zgusta s "The Peoples of Northeast Asia through Time" is the formation of indigenous ethn

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Travis Lofland makes his living as a deckhand and cook on the Bering Sea doing one of the deadliest jobs on the planet:

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