Steller's Island: Adventures of a Pioneer Naturalist in Alaska
by Dean Littlepage

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In 1741, a Russian expedition ship captained by Vitus Bering carried the first scientist to set foot anywhere on the western half of North America. Georg Steller would introduce the world to the staggering wealth and diversity of life of the North Pacific, providing the first European accounts of the sea otter, sea lion, northern fur seal, native Chugach people, and more. Steller's Island is a fascinating tale of the rewards and perils of exploration in this era. It is about the courage of scientific curiosity, even in uncharted waters, alien lands, and desperate circumstances, including storms, scurvy, and shipwreck.
Steller traveled deep into the wild with little on his back. In the one day Bering permitted him to explore Kayak Island along the southern Alaskan coast, he catalogued more than one hundred previously unknown plants. He was the only European naturalist to see the spectacled cormorant alive and his is our one and only account of the now extinct Steller's sea cow. In accounts of the Chugach and Aleut people, Steller was the first scientist to hypothesize an Asian origin for Native Americans. The crew of the St. Peter credited him with their lives: His novel prescription of wild greens cured their scurvy, and his knowledge of sea mammals and Native hunting techniques meant food for the starving.

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Weight:	0.38 kg
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ISBN-10:	1594850577
ISBN-13/EAN:	9781594850578
Author:	Dean Littlepage
Publisher:	The Mountaineers Books Seattle, WA
Publication Date:	2006
Pages:	256 pp
Size/Dimensions:	9 x 6
Binding:	Paperback

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Steller's Island: Adventures of a Pioneer Naturalist in Alaskaby Dean Littlepage

Steller's Island: Adventures of a Pioneer Naturalist in Alaska
by Dean Littlepage