The fur rush: essays and documents on the history of Alaska at the end of the eighteenth century

Provides a gripping, detailed account of the exciting events that took place in Alaska at the end of eighteenth century. Several groups of protagonists participated in these events; colonist procuring Alaskan furs, merchants increasing their wealth, manners discovering new lands, and Native people s...

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1. Verfasser: Solovjova, Katerina (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Russian
Veröffentlicht: Anchorage, Alaska Phenix Press 2002
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Zusammenfassung:Provides a gripping, detailed account of the exciting events that took place in Alaska at the end of eighteenth century. Several groups of protagonists participated in these events; colonist procuring Alaskan furs, merchants increasing their wealth, manners discovering new lands, and Native people suffering while trying to defend their lands. This saga of the Russian quest for American furs is convincingly supported by rarely studied documents from Russian archives.
Beschreibung:Translated by Richard L. Bland, Katya S. Wessels. - Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-329) and index
Beschreibung:360 p. ill., maps : 29 cm
ISBN:0970139705

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