In search of Soviet gold [1938]
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BookGeneral Information
Original Title
In search of Soviet gold / by John D. Littlepage and Demaree Bess.
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Published
New York : Harcourt, Brace, c1938.
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Physical Description
xv, 310 p. : map ; 21 cm.
Contributors
Bess, Demaree.
Subjects
Subject Terms
Gold mines and mining -> Soviet Union.
Soviet Union Social conditions.
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Note
Map on lining-papers.
"This entire book is essentially the story of Littlepage's ten years in the service of the Soviet gold trust, and is told in the first person. But some of the deductions and conclusions from these experiences were worked out in conversations and correspondence between Littlepage and myself, and he has therefore requested that I also should append my signature to the book."--Collaborator's foreword.
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Content
I. A Bolshevik visits Alaska -- II. Moscow's chilly welcome -- III. Socialist gold -- IV. Siberia becomes our home -- V. I learn about kumiss -- VI. An unrecognized revolution -- VII. Liquidating kulaks -- VIII. Something wrong with copper -- IX. My suspicions are aroused -- X. Blunders and plots -- XI. The gold rush begins -- XII. Exiles under Sovietism -- XIII. Russia's greatest asset -- XIV. A model Soviet trust -- XV. Where travel isn't romance -- XVI. Motoring over camel-trails -- XVII. Police rule in industry -- XVIII. The Soviet engineer's plight -- XIX. Nemesis -- XX. Russian amazons -- XXI. The great Stakhanoff movement -- XXII. The land of Eurasia -- XXIII. The gold rush goes on -- XXIV. Stalin faces East -- XXV. Communist civil war -- XXVI. Good-by to Russia -- XXVII. Postscript.
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| Item Type | Current Location | Collection | Call Number | Volume Info | Shelving Location | Public Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | OSA Archivum Library | General collection | 622.34 LIT | - | General Stacks | - |
In search of Soviet gold [1938]
In Research Room
BookGeneral Information
Author
General Information
Original Title
In search of Soviet gold / by John D. Littlepage and Demaree Bess.
General Information
Published
New York : Harcourt, Brace, c1938.
General Information
Physical Description
xv, 310 p. : map ; 21 cm.
Contributors
Bess, Demaree.
Subjects
Subject Terms
Gold mines and mining -> Soviet Union.
Soviet Union Social conditions.
Bibliographic Information
Note
Map on lining-papers.
"This entire book is essentially the story of Littlepage's ten years in the service of the Soviet gold trust, and is told in the first person. But some of the deductions and conclusions from these experiences were worked out in conversations and correspondence between Littlepage and myself, and he has therefore requested that I also should append my signature to the book."--Collaborator's foreword.
Bibliographic Information
Content
I. A Bolshevik visits Alaska -- II. Moscow's chilly welcome -- III. Socialist gold -- IV. Siberia becomes our home -- V. I learn about kumiss -- VI. An unrecognized revolution -- VII. Liquidating kulaks -- VIII. Something wrong with copper -- IX. My suspicions are aroused -- X. Blunders and plots -- XI. The gold rush begins -- XII. Exiles under Sovietism -- XIII. Russia's greatest asset -- XIV. A model Soviet trust -- XV. Where travel isn't romance -- XVI. Motoring over camel-trails -- XVII. Police rule in industry -- XVIII. The Soviet engineer's plight -- XIX. Nemesis -- XX. Russian amazons -- XXI. The great Stakhanoff movement -- XXII. The land of Eurasia -- XXIII. The gold rush goes on -- XXIV. Stalin faces East -- XXV. Communist civil war -- XXVI. Good-by to Russia -- XXVII. Postscript.
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622.34 LIT
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