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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
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Bloomsbury, [2013]
Edition:First U.S. edition.
Subjects:
Rezanov, Nikolaĭ Petrovich, > 1764-1807.
Diplomats > Russia > Biography.
Statesmen > Russia > Biography.
Russia > Colonies > North America.
Russia > Territorial expansion > History.
Russians > North America > History.
HISTORY / General.
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Summary: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 portrait of one of Russia's most eccentric empire-builders.
Physical Description:384 pages, 18 unnumbered pages of color plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781620402399 (hbk.)
1620402394 (hbk.)