Reindeer, Dogs, And Snow-Shoes: A Journal Of Siberian Travel And Explorations Made In The Years 1865, 1966 And 1867
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1871. First American edition. Hardcover. xx, 529, 6 ad pages. 21 x 13.5 cm. illustrated with 40 woodcut engravings including frontispiece plus large folding map of route at rear with a repair. After three years of military service in the Carolinas, Bush and two other men accepted a mission to explore Siberia under the leadership of Russian Major Serge Abasa. Along with George Kennan, the author was a member of the party exploring for a telegraph to Europe through Alaska and Siberia, as the undersea cable had failed. Nicks to backstrip head and foot. Orig. brown cloth decorated and lettered in gilt, front cover and spine. Item #24723
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