Russian Explorations
(Sir James Douglas era) Stimulated by fur trade, 38; America reached
by way of Siberia, 38; Vitus Bering's expeditions, 39-40; explorations
between 1764 and 1769, 42; discoveries and colonies along the coast,
44-45; Baranof, Wrangell and Etoline, 44-46; explorations of
Krusenstern, Lisiansky, and others, 1787-1822, 46. =Bib.=: Muller,
Voyages from Asia to America; Coxe, Discoveries of the Russians
between Asia and America; Lauridsen, Vitus Bering, trans. by Olson;
Kotzebue, Voyages, trans. by Lloyd; Krusenstern, Voyage; Lutke,
Voyage; Bancroft, History of Alaska; Laut, Vikings of the Pacific.