TY - BOOK AU - Bown,Stephen R. TI - Island of the blue foxes: disaster and triumph on the world's greatest scientific expedition SN - 9780306825194 AV - G700 1733 .B69 2017 U1 - 910.9164/51 23 PY - 2017/// CY - New York, NY PB - Da Capo Press KW - Kamchatskai͡a kspedit͡sii͡a KW - (2nd KW - 1733-1744) KW - Scientific expeditions KW - History KW - 18th century KW - Discoveries in geography KW - Arctic regions KW - sears KW - Exploration KW - Discovery and exploration KW - Russian KW - Alaska KW - Northwest Coast of North America KW - Russia KW - Exploring expeditions N1 - "A Merloyd Lawrence book."; Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-305) and index N2 - Recounts the treacherous and ultimately successful eighteenth century scientific expedition from St. Petersburg across Siberia to the coast of North America that discovered Alaska and opened the Pacific fur trade ER -