Author: Bush, Richard J.
Title: REINDEER, DOGS, AND SNOW-SHOES: A Journal of Siberia Travel and Explorations Made in the Years 1865, 1866, and 1867.
Description: New York Harper & Brothers, 1871. 1st Ed. 529pp. + 6pp. publ. adverts. Numerous ills. including 9 full page, folding map (clumsily folded and crudely repaired). Light browning, one gathering protruding sl. to fore-edge, original gilt lettered and black embossed green cloth, minor marking, corners frayed, spine chipped. ¶ ‘Is it possible to connect two continents by a telegraph line through Bering Strait? Richard J. Bush thought it was possible even though he encountered challenges such as a sinking ship, shortage of supplies, annoying mosquitoes, hungry dogs, etc. After three years of military service in the Carolinas, Bush and two other men accepted a mission to explore Siberia under the leadership of Russian Major Serge Abasa ...’ Smithsonian Institute.

Keywords: VOYAGES AND TRAVEL; RUSSIA


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