Drivers of frigates. Chukovsky N.

The fascinating stories of the famous Soviet writer Nikolai Chukovsky describe the round -the -world voyages of famous captains, discoverers and researchers of new lands in the XVIII fascinating stories of the famous Soviet writer Nikolai Chukovsky describe the round -the -world swimming of famous captains, openers and researchers of new lands in the XVIII - early XIX century. The main characters of the book are the Englishman James Cook and French, Jean Francois Laperuz and Jules Dumon-Durville, Russian captains Ivan Kruzenshtern and Yuri Lisyansky.

The author talks about the fate of famous captains, shows a hard and full of dangers the path of European sailors to discoveries, traditions and culture of overseas tribes.