Journey Through Russia and Siberia, 1787-1788: The Journal and Selected LettersUniversity of Wisconsin Press, 1966 - 293 pages |
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Page vii
... written before his deportation from the Russian Empire ; then the journal of the trip ; and finally the letters related to the Siberian journey which were written after his return to Western Europe . Interspersed among Ledyard's letters ...
... written before his deportation from the Russian Empire ; then the journal of the trip ; and finally the letters related to the Siberian journey which were written after his return to Western Europe . Interspersed among Ledyard's letters ...
Page 37
... written in 1813 , Jefferson stated : " I then proposed to him [ Ledyard ] to go by land to Kamschatka , cross in some of the Russian vessels to Nootka Sound , fall down into the latitude of the Missouri , and penetrate to , and through ...
... written in 1813 , Jefferson stated : " I then proposed to him [ Ledyard ] to go by land to Kamschatka , cross in some of the Russian vessels to Nootka Sound , fall down into the latitude of the Missouri , and penetrate to , and through ...
Page 39
... written by Ledyard . Grimm in turn sent all three documents to St. Peters- burg . Lafayette also wrote on Ledyard's behalf to his friend and relative , Louis Philippe , Count de Ségur , French ambassador in St. Petersburg . 10 It was to ...
... written by Ledyard . Grimm in turn sent all three documents to St. Peters- burg . Lafayette also wrote on Ledyard's behalf to his friend and relative , Louis Philippe , Count de Ségur , French ambassador in St. Petersburg . 10 It was to ...
Contents
A Biographical Sketch | 3 |
Significance and Problems of Interpre | 32 |
Siberia in the Eighteenth Century | 53 |
Copyright | |
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