Project Gutenberg 2006-11-11 Public domain in the USA. 107 Laut, Agnes C. 1871 1936 Laut, Agnes Christina Laut, Agnes C. (Agnes Christina) Vikings of the Pacific The Adventures of the Explorers who Came from the West, Eastward E-text prepared by Al Haines "Vikings of the Pacific" by Agnes C. Laut is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The work explores the adventures of early explorers from various nations who navigated the Pacific Coast of America, including notable figures such as Vitus Bering, Francis Drake, and Captain Cook. Drawing on primary sources, Laut illustrates the fierce competition for discovery and dominance in the fur trade among these intrepid adventurers. The opening of the narrative introduces Vitus Bering, detailing his directives from Peter the Great to explore the waters between Asia and America. Laut describes the brutal hardships faced by Bering and his crew as they undertake an arduous expedition across Siberia to the Pacific. Throughout these early chapters, the author sets a dramatic tone, highlighting Bering's resolve against challenging odds and foreshadowing the complexity of the interactions between explorers and the indigenous peoples they encounter. Just as Peter the Great envisioned imperial conquests, the beginning of the tale hints at the transformative impact these journeys would have on world exploration and the significant contributions of these early navigators. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en America -- Discovery and exploration Discoveries in geography Northwest Coast of North America Pacific Ocean F850.5 Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 667965 655950 2024-09-08T13:34:12.957311 2023-09-09T05:40:02.783169 text/html text/html 628277 2006-11-11T15:13:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1519506 2021-01-01T13:47:37 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1629147 2024-09-08T13:34:23.491263 application/epub+zip 1639827 2024-09-08T13:34:15.203346 application/epub+zip 304828 2024-09-08T13:34:13.895304 application/epub+zip 1893858 2024-09-08T13:34:29.176269 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1846717 2024-09-08T13:34:22.374263 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 535019 2022-09-09T11:08:39.985897 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 555927 555916 2024-09-08T13:34:11.288315 2023-09-09T05:40:01.292155 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 555783 2021-01-01T13:47:37 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 215569 2021-01-01T13:47:37 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 555800 2021-01-01T13:47:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 215530 2021-01-01T13:47:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20796 2024-09-08T13:34:29.322225 application/rdf+xml 15130 2024-09-08T13:34:14.318300 image/jpeg 4081 2024-09-08T13:34:14.106320 image/jpeg 1580686 2024-09-08T13:34:13.094321 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia