Where the Sea Breaks Its Back: The Epic Story of Early Naturalist Georg Steller and the Russian Exploration of Alaska

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Author Corey Ford writes the classic and moving story of naturalist Georg Whlhelm Steller, who served at the 1741-42 Russian Alaska expedition with explorer Vitus Bering. Steller was once one in every of Europe’s foremost naturalists and the first to document the unique natural world of the Alaskan coast. All through the voyage, Steller made his valuable discoveries and suffered, in conjunction with Bering and the cred of the in poor health-fated brig St. Peter, some of probably the most grueling experiences in the history of Arctic exploration. First published in 1966, Where the Sea Breaks Its Back was hailed as “among this country’s greatest out of doors writing” by Field & Stream magazine, and lately continues to enchant and enlighten the new generations of readers about this amazing and yet tragic expedition, and Georg Steller’s significant discoveries as an early naturalist.
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