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Steller's history of Kamchatka : collected information concerning the history of Kamchatka, its peoples, their manners, names, lifestyles, and various customary practices /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Steller, Georg Wilhelm, 1709-1746
Corporate Author: NetLibrary, Inc
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Fairbanks, Alaska : University of Alaska Press, 2003.
Series:Rasmuson Library historical translation series ; v. 12.
Subjects:
Itelmens > Social life and customs.
Kamchatka Peninsula (Russia) > Social life and customs.
Natural history > Russia (Federation) > Kamchatka Peninsula.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • About 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.