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Lieut. Schwatka's Introduction vii 



Translator's Preface xii 



Author's Preface . . xv 



PAET I. 



BEEING'S FIRST EXPEDITION. 

 Chapter I. 



Russia and England in the work of Arctic exploration. — 

 Vitus Bering's rank as an explorer 3 



Chapter II. 



Bering's nativity.— Norwegians and Danes in the service of 



Peter the Great. — Founding of the Russian navy ... 6 



Chapter III. 



Plans for Bering's First Expedition.— Peter the Great's desire to 

 know the extent of his empire. — The Northeast passage . 12 



Chapter IV. 



Bering's knowledge of Siberian geography. — Terrors of travel- 

 ing in Siberia.— The expedition starts out.— The journey 



from St. Petersburg to the Pacific 19 



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