Journey Through Russia and Siberia, 1787-1788: The Journal and Selected LettersUniversity of Wisconsin Press, 1966 - 293 pages |
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Page 172
... Winter they cannot bring Water from thence , it freezes in the Cisterns in which they bring it , so that in the Winter they bring large Cakes of Ice to their Houses & pile them up in their yards & as they want them bring them into their ...
... Winter they cannot bring Water from thence , it freezes in the Cisterns in which they bring it , so that in the Winter they bring large Cakes of Ice to their Houses & pile them up in their yards & as they want them bring them into their ...
Page 184
... Winter . Those for Winter are of many different forms and materials - those made of the outside [ skin ] of the paunch of the [ beef ] 121 are the best , but none of them keep out the Frost . This however is of no consequence with ...
... Winter . Those for Winter are of many different forms and materials - those made of the outside [ skin ] of the paunch of the [ beef ] 121 are the best , but none of them keep out the Frost . This however is of no consequence with ...
Page 248
... winter Just at the turning of this cold season I travelled last winter 2,600 versts about 1950 english miles on the river Lena.15 I am sorry M ' Jarvis goes out of town so soon to day is saturday & he calls on me on tuesday to take the ...
... winter Just at the turning of this cold season I travelled last winter 2,600 versts about 1950 english miles on the river Lena.15 I am sorry M ' Jarvis goes out of town so soon to day is saturday & he calls on me on tuesday to take the ...
Contents
Significance and Problems of Interpre | 32 |
Siberia in the Eighteenth Century | 63 |
The History and Editing of the Papers | 81 |
Copyright | |
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