Peter the Great (Notable American Authors)
Publisher: Reprint Services Corp
Published: 1884
Language: eng
Format: Library Binding
ISBN-13: 9780781288811
Subjects: Literature: Classics
First sentence: IMMEDIATELY after the capture of Nyenskanz, a council of war was convened to consider the question of defending and utilising the mouth of the Neva, and whether it would be better to strengthen the little fort which had just been taken, or to seek a fit site for a commercial town nearer the sea.