The Russian Voyage of the Frigate Pallada
by
Edyta M. Bojanowska Bojanowska
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2018
Many people are familiar with American Commodore Matthew Perry’s expedition to open trade relations with Japan in the early 1850s. Less well known is that on the heels of the Perry squadron followed a Russian expedition secretly on the same mission. Serving as secretary to the naval commander was...