02301cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000110010610000310011724500950014826400510024330000470029433600260034133700260036733800360039350000310042950800330046052012400049353400450173365300410177865300290181965300370184865300180188585600430190399900170194619765UtSlPG20260610133447.0mcr n260607r2006||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aF850.51 aLaut, Agnes C.,d1871-193610aVikings of the Pacific :bThe Adventures of the Explorers who Came from the West, Eastward 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2006  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2006-11-11  aE-text prepared by Al Haines  a"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.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aAmerica -- Discovery and exploration  aDiscoveries in geography  aNorthwest Coast of North America  aPacific Ocean40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/19765  c61093d61093