Den svenska infödingen major Adam Örns fångenskap i Siberien och öfriga utståndna lidanden, under nu warande kejsarens Alexander den förstes regering, åren 1812, -13, -14 och 15. Andra upplagan [The Swedish native Major Adam Örn's captivity in Siberia and his other sufferings, during the reign of the present emperor Alexander the first, in the years 1812, -13, -14 and 15. Second edition].

ÖRN, ADAM.

Erscheinungsdatum: 1820

Beschreibung

Kristianstad, Cedergréens boktryckeri, 1820. Small 8:o. 24 pp. Sewn in dark marbled wrappers. Insert creased, occasional minor stains. First edition printed in Mariefred 1819. Another edition was published in Skara in 1820. The account is addressed to the Swedish foreign minister at the time, Lars von Engeström. Adam Örn became a lieutenant during the war in 1788-90 after which he secured an equivalent position in the Russian army. This little pamphlet tells the story of his shifting fortunes as a military and a merchant in Russia and as a prisoner in Siberia. It also contains a proposal to sentence criminals to hard labour, working as fishermen in the archipelagos of Sweden. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 49474A

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Titel: Den svenska infödingen major Adam Örns ...

Erscheinungsdatum: 1820

Einband: Softcover

Zustand: Good