Civil and Savage Encounters: The Wordly Travel Letters of an Imperial Russian Navy Officer, 1860-1861

by Pavel Nikolaevich Golovin

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0875950671
• ISBN13: 9780875950679
• Release Date: January 1983
• Publisher: Oregon Historical Society Press
• Length: 175 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.

Customer Reviews

An obscure, but wonderful book!

I found a copy of CIVIL AND SAVAGE ENCOUNTERS in a little bookstore while vacationing in Alaska. The Alaskan landscape is beautiful and awe inspiring. However, once I started reading this diary, I couldn't stop. It is a treasure! I stress, I became so engrossed in Golovin's exceptional descriptions, I totally lost interest in the beauty of Alaska. I don't understand why this diary did not become a best seller.I loved Golovin's comparative descriptions between his beloved Russia and Europe. Americans will be mesmerized by his perception of the American Civil War. Golovin has a charming and wonderful vividness in his writing style. Could he have intended for his diary to be published? On the other hand, I have often heard it said that we have lost the art of good writing. We'll never learn the answer. Regardless, CIVIL AND SAVAGE ENCOUNTERS is a wonderful piece of literature.