Island of the Blue Foxes: Disaster and Triumph on the World s Greatest Scientific Expedition | 
#TBRtemptation post 3! #BEA17 edition! Set for a November 30th release. It was the world's biggest scientific expedition. The Great Northern Expedition cost Peter the Great 1/6th of the Russian empire's annual revenue. 3,000 men, 10 years, from St. Petersburg to Canada. Legendary Danish captain, Vitus Bering discovered Alaska, opened the Pacific fur trade, & had one of the most horrific trials in expeditionary history. #blameLitsy #blameMrBook 😎
TNbookworm Ooh, this sounds interesting! 8y
Zelma I love these types of books! Especially as audio. 8y
LitsyGoesPostal 😊👍🏻 8y