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Siberia's Untouched Treasure: its Future Role in the World
by [RUSSIAN REVOLUTION - A.E.F.] CHANNING, C.G. Fairfax [pseud Christian Channing Gross]
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About This Item
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1923. First Edition. Octavo. Deep green textured cloth over boards, titled in gilt on spine and front cover; top edge gilt; xxv,476pp; frontispiece and 73 inserted leaves of photographic plates (halftones) and 15 inserted maps (one folding); one text illus. A straight, tight, Very Good or better copy in the original publisher's cloth; a few pages of pencil marginalia, mostly to TOC. All plates and maps present.
A thorough account of the AEF in Siberia, where the author served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Infantry, winning the Distinguished Service Cross for heroism in battle. The book's final third is an enthusiastic description of Siberia's untapped economic potential. Channing aka Gross entered the Diplomatic Service following his discharge from the Army, serving as the U.S. Charges d'Affaires in Haiti until his death in a car accident in 1933. A somewhat hard-to-find account; this a quite nice copy.
A thorough account of the AEF in Siberia, where the author served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Infantry, winning the Distinguished Service Cross for heroism in battle. The book's final third is an enthusiastic description of Siberia's untapped economic potential. Channing aka Gross entered the Diplomatic Service following his discharge from the Army, serving as the U.S. Charges d'Affaires in Haiti until his death in a car accident in 1933. A somewhat hard-to-find account; this a quite nice copy.
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- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 61117
- Title
- Siberia's Untouched Treasure: its Future Role in the World
- Author
- [RUSSIAN REVOLUTION - A.E.F.] CHANNING, C.G. Fairfax [pseud Christian Channing Gross]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1923
- Bookseller catalogs
- Social History; Economics; WW1; Russian Revolution;
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- Tight
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- Octavo
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- Gilt
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- TOC
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- Spine
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