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Steller's history of Kamchatka : collected information concerning the history of Kamchatka, its peoples, their manners, names, lifestyle, and various customary practices
- Title
- Steller's history of Kamchatka : collected information concerning the history of Kamchatka, its peoples, their manners, names, lifestyle, and various customary practices / by Georg Wilhelm Steller ; edited by Marvin W. Falk ; translated by Margritt Engel and Karen Willmore.
- Author
- Steller, Georg Wilhelm, 1709-1746.
- Publication
- Fairbanks : University of Alaska Press, 2003.
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Falk, Marvin W., 1943-
- Description
- xiv, 298 p. : ill., maps, music; 23 cm.
- Series Statement
- Rasmuson Library translation series ; 12
- Uniform Title
- Rasmuson Library historical translation series ; v. 12.
- Alternative Title
- History of Kamchatka
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-293) and index.
- Contents
- About the rivers -- About various springs of Kamchatka -- About the mountains -- About the various diverse regions of Kamchatka -- About the weather on Kamchatka -- About the health of the inhabitants as well as their diseases and remedies -- About the minerals and fossils of Kamchatka -- About the trees, shrubs, and plants on Kamchatka -- About marine plants and vegetation that the ocean around Kamchatka washes ashore, their usefulness and application -- About the marine mammals that are caught on Kamchatkan shores, their usefulness and utilization -- About the land animals on Kamchatka --About the fishes on Kamchatka -- About some marine animals that are eaten on Kamchatka -- About the birds of Kamchatka -- About the seabirds -- About the waterfowl -- About the land birds -- About the insects and related creatures on Kamchatka -- About the Russian villages on Kamchatka -- About the Itelmen villages -- About the first occupation of Kamchatka -- About the condition of Kamchatka before the occupation -- About the origins of the Itelmen -- About the religion of the Itelmen -- About the Itelmen's disposition, likes and dislikes, virtues and vices -- About the constitution, stature and physical characteristics of the Itelmen -- About the Itelmen's clothing of both sexes -- About the Itelmen's work and tools -- About the Itelmen's diet, dishes, and table manners -- About the Itelmen's celebrations and entertainment -- About the Itelmen's marriage customs -- About the Itelmen's begetting and raising children -- About political things and the solving of controversies -- About the Itelmen's classification of time -- About the medicines of the Itelmen -- About traveling on Kamchatka -- About imports, exports, and potential trade on Kamchatka.
- Call Number
- JFE 03-8230
- ISBN
- 1889963496
- LCCN
- 2002007837
- OCLC
- 49844675
- Author
- Steller, Georg Wilhelm, 1709-1746.
- Title
- Steller's history of Kamchatka : collected information concerning the history of Kamchatka, its peoples, their manners, names, lifestyle, and various customary practices / by Georg Wilhelm Steller ; edited by Marvin W. Falk ; translated by Margritt Engel and Karen Willmore.
- Imprint
- Fairbanks : University of Alaska Press, 2003.
- Series
- Rasmuson Library translation series ; 12Rasmuson Library historical translation series ; v. 12.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-293) and index.
- Added Author
- Falk, Marvin W., 1943-
- Research Call Number
- JFE 03-8230