عنوان

Travels in Siberia /

(Number (ISBN

0374278725

(Number (ISBN

9780374278724

Number

b510786

Title Proper

Travels in Siberia /

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

Ian Frazier

Edition Statement

1st ed

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

New York :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Farrar, Straus and Giroux,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2010

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

529 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :

Other Physical Details

illustrations, map ;

Dimensions

24 cm

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 501-508) and index

Text of Note

Here, travel writer Ian Frazier trains his eye for detail on Siberia, that vast expanse of Asiatic Russia. He explores many aspects of this storied, often grim region, which takes up one-seventh of the land on earth. He writes about the geography, the resources, the native peoples, the history, the forty-below midwinter afternoons, the bugs. The book brims with Mongols, half-crazed Orthodox archpriests, fur seekers, ambassadors of the czar bound for Peking, tea caravans, German scientists, American prospectors, intrepid English nurses, and prisoners and exiles of every kind. More than just a historical travelogue, this is also an account of Russia since the end of the Soviet Union, and a personal reflection on the all-around amazingness of Russia, a country that still somehow manages to be funny.--From publisher description

Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address

Farrar Straus & Giroux, C/O Mps 16365 James Madison Hwy, Gordonsville, VA, USA, 22942, (540)6727600

Frazier, Ian-- Travel-- Russia (Federation)-- Siberia

Siberia (Russia), Description and travel

Siberia (Russia), History

Siberia (Russia), History, Local

Siberia (Russia), Social life and customs

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Class number

Frazier, Ian

Date of Transaction

20190628013456.0

Electronic name

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