附註:Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-314) and index.
Long-established pattern -- Hand of Moscow -- Great land-new Russia-is claimed -- Toward the unknown islands -- Game for high stakes -- Age of Catherine the Great -- Empire builders -- Baranov arrives -- Baranov takes hold -- Baranov extends the empire -- Rezanov's tour and Baranov's final years -- After Baranov -- Rise of the Creole class -- Light of the spirit: Orthodox church in Alaska -- Company under the three charters, 1799-1862 -- Flag was ordered down.
摘要:"Russians in Alaska, 1732-1867 is a deluxe volume featuring fold-out maps and color illustrations of rare paintings and sketches from Russian, American, Japanese, and European sources - many have never before been published. A source for historians and anthropologists, this volume brings to life a dynamic period in Russian and Alaskan history."--Jacket.
