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Book SynopsisIn this third volume of
Russian Colonization of Alaska, Andrei Val’terovich Grinëv examines the final period in Russian America’s history, from naval officers’ coming to power in the colonies (1818) to the sale of Alaska to the United States (1867).
Trade Review"This book is a milestone in Alaska history, a rare product of deep and extensive scholarship with a critical approach that makes sense of the detail."—Rebecca Poulson,
Alaska HistoryPraise for the previous volumes of
Russian Colonization of Alaska:
“[Andrei V. Grinëv] demonstrates once again why he is considered one of the world’s foremost experts on the Russian period of Alaska’s history.”—Katherine L. Arndt,
Russian Review “This is a major contribution to the field. There has not been anything published in Russian or English (or any other language) that could compare with it in scope and theoretical sophistication.”—Sergei Kan, author of
Memory Eternal: Tlingit Culture and Russian Orthodox Christianity through Two Centuries “Essential reading for students of the history of Russian America and Alaska generally. [These books] will be a fundamental reference for years to come, as will likely be the highly anticipated third volume.”—Stephen Haycox,
Alaska History “A welcome addition to the growing body of recent literature in English on Alaska under Russian control, or ‘Russian America.’”—Chia Yin Hsu,
Pacific Historical Review “Contains much information of interest to Western scholars on the Russian approach to colonization.”—Joseph Dane Hartgrove,
Journal of American History “A stimulating, thorough, and quite readable account of the history of early Russian America.”—Dennis Reinhartz,
Terrae IncognitaeTable of ContentsList of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Maritime Officers at the Head of Russian America
2. The Hunting-Trading Activities of the RAC in 1825–40
3. The Russian Colonies in the 1840s
4. Russian America in the 1850s
5. The Russian Colonies in the 1860s and the Sale of Alaska to the United States
Conclusion
Appendix 1
Appendix 2
Glossary
Notes
Bibliography
Index
