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BEFORE beginning the story of my Yenesei expedition, a few words on the history of the opening-up of this region are necessary.Three hundred years ago, when Ivan the Terrible reigned over Russia, and the Slav and Tatar races were struggling in mortal combat, a peaceful expedition left the shores of Britain under the command of Sir Hugh Willoughby. Three ships were sent to the Arctic region on a wild-goose chase after the semi-fabulous land of Cathay-a country where it was popularly supposed that the richest furs might be bought for an old song, where the rarest spices might be had for the picking, and where the rivers rippled over sands of gold. Like so many

Author

Henry Seebohm

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Published

2011

Language

EN