03078nam 2200673Ia 450 991096086470332120200520144314.097866133213059781283321303128332130097802990422330299042235(CKB)2550000000064315(OCoLC)769189814(CaPaEBR)ebrary10511676(SSID)ssj0000646404(PQKBManifestationID)11446494(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000646404(PQKBWorkID)10685857(PQKB)10676667(MiAaPQ)EBC3445171(OCoLC)301138902(MdBmJHUP)muse16492(Au-PeEL)EBL3445171(CaPaEBR)ebr10511676(CaONFJC)MIL332130(Perlego)4512104(EXLCZ)99255000000006431520731212d2011 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrJohn Ledyard's journey through Russia and Siberia, 1787-1788 the journal and selected letters /edited with an introduction by Stephen D. Watrous1st ed.Madison University of Wisconsin Pressc20111 online resource (316 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph9780299042240 0299042243 Includes bibliographical references and index.Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Illustrations -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. A Biographical Sketch -- 2. The Siberian Journey: Significance and Problems of Interpretation -- 3. Siberia in the Eighteenth Century -- 4. The History and Editing of the Papers -- The Journal and the Letters -- Letters and Other Documents Written before Ledyard's Departure and during the Journey Eastward: February 1786-December 18/29, 1787 -- The Siberian Journal: June 1787-April 1788 -- Letters and Other Documents Written after the Order for Ledyard's Arrest Was Issued: December 18/29, 1787-1821 -- Bibliography -- Index.Stephen D. Watrous provides a complete volume of pertinent information by and about John Ledyard, one of the most amazing explorers of all time. Including Ledyard's own journal, letters between him and others, particularly Thomas Jefferson, and biographical information on eighteenth-century Siberia, Watrous offers an exceptional look at history, geography, and travel. Journey through Russia and Siberia, 1787-1788Voyages and travelsRussiaDescription and travelSiberia (Russia)Discovery and explorationVoyages and travels.914.7046Ledyard John1751-1789.1805448Watrous Stephen D1805449MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910960864703321John Ledyard's journey through Russia and Siberia, 1787-17884354046UNINA