A Siberian Journey: The Journal of Hans Jakob Fries, 1774 -1776

by Hans J Fries

First published in 1955 in German, this journal, published here in English for the first time, describes the adventures of a young Swiss surgeon who sought his fortune in eighteenth-century Russia, where he eventually made his mark and rose to a high position. The journal covers his journey to Southern Russia and his service there during the campaigns of 1770-74, and gives a day-by-day account of his trip through Siberia to the Chinese borders...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367022656
• ISBN13: 9780367022655
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 183 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"