Steller's history of Kamchatka
Subtitle: collected information concerning the history of Kamchatka, its peoples, their manners, names, lifestyles, and various customary practices
By: by Georg Wilhelm Steller ; edited by Marvin W. Falk ; translated by Margritt Engel and Karen Willmore.
Series: Rasmuson Library historical translation series ;; v. 12
Publisher: University of Alaska Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Fairbanks, Alaska
Language: eng
Number of pages: 298
Subjects: Kamchadals -- Social life and customs.; Natural history -- Russia (Federation) -- Kamchatka Peninsula.; Kamchatka Peninsula (Russia) -- Social life and customs.
Other titles: History of Kamshatka
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-293) and index.
Table of contents: title: About the rivers; title: About various springs of Kamchatka; title: About the mountains; title: About the various diverse regions of Kamchatka; title: About the weather on Kamchatka; title: About the health of the inhabitants as well as their diseases and remedies; title: About the minerals and fossils of Kamchatka; title: About the trees, shrubs, and plants on Kamchatka; title: About marine plants and vegetation that the ocean around Kamchatka washes ashore, their usefulness and application; title: About the marine mammals that are caught on Kamchatkan shores, their usefulness and utilization; title: About the land animals and Kamchatka; title: About the fishes on Kamchatka; title: About some marine animals that are eaten on Kamchatka; title: About the birds of Kamchatka; title: About the seabirds; title: About the waterfowl; title: About the land birds; title: About the insects and related creatures on Kamchatka; title: About the Russian villages on Kamchatka; title: About the Itelmen villages; title: About the first occupation of Kamchatka; title: About the condition of Kamchatka before the occupation; title: About the origins of the Itelmen; title: About the religion of the Itelmen; title: About the Itelmen's disposition, likes and dislikes, virtues and vices; title: About the constitution, stature and physical characteristics of the Itelmen; title: About the Itelmen's clothing of both sexes; title: About the Itelmen's work and tools; title: About the Itelmen's diet, dishes, and table manners; title: About the Itelmen's celebrations and entertainment; title: About the Itelmen's marriage customs; title: About the Itelmen's begetting and raising children; title: About political things and the solving of controversies; title: About the Itelmen's classification of time; title: About the medicines of the Itelmen; title: About traveling on Kamchatka; title: About imports, exports, and potential trade on Kamchatka.