Where the Sea Breaks Its Back by Corey Ford

 

Subtitle: The Epic Story of Early Naturalist Georg Steller and the Russian Exploration of Alaska

This was a challenging book. It was very informative and it was interesting learning the history of some early exploration. I have never been good with history and for me it was a bit dry at times,

Some things that really grabbed my attention were the struggles of early exploration. We really take for granted modern navigation and engines. So much of the time they were flying blind or using charts that could not be trusted as accurate.

Also, the joy of finding land, new flora and fauna. New discoveries and learning about places that had never been documented was quite exciting. Names of plants and animals that we use all the time had to be discovered and named at some point and through this expedition many things were added to the books of nature.

It was a good book and if you really enjoy history and early exploration this is a must read. As I said, a bit dry at times, but really shows the trials and tribulations of early discoveries and adventure.