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Book SynopsisIn The Conquest of a Continent, the historian W. Bruce Lincoln details Siberia''s role in Russian history, one remarkably similar to that of the frontier in the development of the United States.... It is a big, panoramic book, in keeping with the immensity of its subject.Chicago TribuneLincoln is a compelling writer whose chapters are colorful snapshots of Siberia''s past and present.... The Conquest of a Continent is a vivid narrative that will inform and entertain the broader reading public.American Historical ReviewThis story includes Genghis Khan, who sent the Mongols warring into Russia; Ivan the Terrible, who conquered Siberia for Russia; Peter the Great, who supported scientific expeditions and mining enterprises; and Mikhail Gorbachev, whose glasnost policy prompted a new sense of ''Siberian'' nationalism. It is also the story of millions of souls who themselves were conquered by Siberia.... Vast riches and great misery, often intertwined, mark this region.The Wall Street Jo
