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001 2002007837
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050 00 $aDK771.K2$bS813 2003
082 00 $a957/.7$221
100 1 $aSteller, Georg Wilhelm,$d1709-1746.
240 10 $aBeschreibung von dem Lande Kamtschatka.$lEnglish
245 10 $aSteller's history of Kamchatka :$bcollected information concerning the history of Kamchatka, its peoples, their manners, names, lifestyles, and various customary practices /$cby Georg Wilhelm Steller ; edited by Marvin W. Falk ; translated by Margritt Engel and Karen Willmore.
246 30 $aHistory of Kamshatka
260 $aFairbanks, Alaska :$bUniversity of Alaska Press,$c2003.
300 $axiv, 298 p. :$bill., maps ;$c23 cm.
440 0 $aRasmuson Library historical translation series ;$vv. 12
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 291-293) and index.
505 0 $aAbout 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.
650 0 $aKamchadals$xSocial life and customs.
651 0 $aKamchatka Peninsula (Russia)$xSocial life and customs.
650 0 $aNatural history$zRussia (Federation)$zKamchatka Peninsula.
856 41 $3Table of contents$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy038/2002007837.html