Glorious misadventures : Nikolai Rezanov and the dream of a Russian America /
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, a diplomat, adventurer, courtier, millionaire and gambler. In this book, the author conjures an original port...
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Bibliographic Details
| Main Author: |
Matthews, Owen |
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| Format: | Book
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| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
New York :
Bloomsbury,
[2013]
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| Edition: | First U.S. edition. |
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