About the book: 1986 / The author - an outstanding German writer and naturalist - talks about circumnavigating the world on board the Russian brig "Rurik" (1815-1818) under the command of captain O. Kotzebue. In his travel notes, he describes in detail the morals and customs of the indigenous inhabitants of the Pacific Islands, talks about meetings in Kamchatka, Alaska, the Aleutian, Sandwich and other islands. In a vivid artistic form, he paints pictures of the daily life of the expedition, the heroic struggle with difficulties of its participants.