Project Gutenberg 2013-12-04 Public domain in the USA. 89 Gannon, W. Peter I, Emperor of Russia 1672 1725 Петр I, Великий Peter, the Great Romanov, Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov, Petr Alekseevich Pierre, le Grand Wonderful Development of Peter the Great's Pet Projects, according to His Last Will and Testament. American Invention as an Aid to Russia's Grasp on Asiatic Territory. Produced by Chris Curnow, Turgut Dincer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "WONDERFUL DEVELOPMENT OF PETER THE GREAT'S PET PROJECTS, ACCORDING TO HIS LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT" by W. Gannon is a historical account published in the late 19th century. The book explores the ambitious projects initiated by Peter the Great and the subsequent expansion of Russia's influence in Asia as outlined in his last will. The narrative emphasizes Peter the Great's role as a significant civilizer and innovator in Russian history, particularly in relation to shipbuilding and military strategy. The content of the book delves into Peter the Great's strategies for aggrandizing and modernizing Russia, focusing on the introduction of advanced shipbuilding techniques, particularly the use of corrugated iron for ship construction. It recounts the construction of a fleet of light-draft steamers designed to navigate the shallow rivers and seas of Central Asia, enabling Russia's expansion into the region. The book also highlights the collaboration between American inventor Joseph Francis and the Russian government, culminating in the successful deployment of these vessels and laying the groundwork for Russia's imperial ambitions amidst the geopolitical landscape of the time. Through dramatic recounting and historical insight, Gannon illustrates how these events shaped Russia's trajectory into a formidable power. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44345/44345-h/images/cover.jpg en Shipbuilding VM Text Browsing: Engineering & Construction Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Royalty 59443 59421 2024-09-18T14:21:38.828674 2023-09-19T09:59:45.641529 text/html text/html 55851 2013-12-04T09:39:32 text/html; charset=utf-8 56503 2013-12-04T09:39:32 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 68686 2024-09-18T14:21:40.919664 application/epub+zip 67442 2024-09-18T14:21:39.263701 application/epub+zip 55209 2024-09-18T14:21:39.025673 application/epub+zip 99924 2024-09-18T14:21:42.496686 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 91893 2024-09-18T14:21:40.690653 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 79896 2022-09-20T08:28:36.711054 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 49162 2024-09-18T14:21:38.580656 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 49121 2013-12-04T09:39:26 text/plain; charset=utf-8 18994 2013-12-04T09:39:32 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 48999 2013-12-04T09:39:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 18946 2013-12-04T09:39:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 48990 2013-12-04T09:39:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18935 2013-12-04T09:39:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22039 2024-09-18T14:21:42.642647 application/rdf+xml 13479 2024-09-18T14:21:39.102678 image/jpeg 2322 2024-09-18T14:21:39.063662 image/jpeg 58173 2024-09-18T14:21:38.839664 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