Although originally published in 1959, most of these stories were published much earlier, sometimes decades earlier. This shows in a lot of the stories, not just from descriptions of daily life, the sexism and complete lack of belief in the existence of people who are not white. It also shows in the...
This book does not say much about Steller's early life. In fact, I couldn't even remember what Steller's first name was without looking at the title. It does tell a lot about the Bering's second voyage. This part is described in so much detail that I wonder how the author got so much information, es...