Glorious misadventures: Nikolai Rezanov and the dream of Russian America
Matthews, Owen
Glorious misadventures: Nikolai Rezanov and the dream of Russian America - Bloomsbury 2013 - 384 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Includes bibliographical references and index
The Russian Empire once extended deep into America: in 1818 Russia's furthest outposts were in California and Hawaii. The dreamer behind this great Imperial vision was Nikolai Rezanov - diplomat, adventurer, courtier, millionaire, and gambler. From the glittering court of Catherine the Great to the wilds of the New World, Matthews conjures an original portrait of one of Russia's most eccentric Empire-builders.
9781408822234 1408822237
100=NOTNACO 600=NOTNACO
Rezanov 1764-1807 Nikolai Petrovich
Russians--History--North America--19th century
Russia--Foreign relations--1801-1825
Russia--Foreign relations--1689-1801
Russia--History--1689-1801
Northwest Coast of North America--Discovery and exploration--Russian
947.0709 MAT
Glorious misadventures: Nikolai Rezanov and the dream of Russian America - Bloomsbury 2013 - 384 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Includes bibliographical references and index
The Russian Empire once extended deep into America: in 1818 Russia's furthest outposts were in California and Hawaii. The dreamer behind this great Imperial vision was Nikolai Rezanov - diplomat, adventurer, courtier, millionaire, and gambler. From the glittering court of Catherine the Great to the wilds of the New World, Matthews conjures an original portrait of one of Russia's most eccentric Empire-builders.
9781408822234 1408822237
100=NOTNACO 600=NOTNACO
Rezanov 1764-1807 Nikolai Petrovich
Russians--History--North America--19th century
Russia--Foreign relations--1801-1825
Russia--Foreign relations--1689-1801
Russia--History--1689-1801
Northwest Coast of North America--Discovery and exploration--Russian
947.0709 MAT