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Russian colonization of Alaska: preconditions, discovery, and initial development, 1741-1799

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Examines the sociohistorical origins of the former Russian colonies in Alaska, or ""Russian America"", between 1741 and 1799.

Beginning with the Second Kamchatka Expedition of Vitus Ivanovich Bering and Aleksei Ilyich Chirikov's discovery of Alaska and the Aleutian Islands, this book offers a definitive, revisionist examination of Tsarist Russia's foray into the imperial contest in North America.

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University of Nebraska Press
1496210832 / 9781496210838
eBook (EPUB)
01/11/2018
English
372 pages
152 x 229 mm
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