An edition of Steller's history of Kamchatka (2003)

Steller's history of Kamchatka

collected information concerning the history of Kamchatka, its peoples, their manners, names, lifestyles, and various customary practices

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An edition of Steller's history of Kamchatka (2003)

Steller's history of Kamchatka

collected information concerning the history of Kamchatka, its peoples, their manners, names, lifestyles, and various customary practices

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Language
English
Pages
298

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Published in

Fairbanks, Alaska

Table of 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 and 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.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-293) and index.

Series
Rasmuson Library historical translation series ;, v. 12
Other Titles
History of Kamshatka

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
957/.7
Library of Congress
DK771.K2 S813 2003, DK771.K2 S813 2003eb, DK771.K2S813 2002

The Physical Object

Pagination
xiv, 298 p. :
Number of pages
298

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL3554219M
ISBN 10
1889963496
LCCN
2002007837
OCLC/WorldCat
49844675
Goodreads
3334062

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