Owens, Kenneth N.,

Empire maker : Aleksandr Baranov and Russian colonial expansion into Alaska and Northern California / Kenneth N. Owens ; with Alexander Yu Petrov. - 1 online resource (356 pages) : illustrations, maps

"Samuel and Althea Stroum books."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A man of the north -- Siberian merchant capitalist -- Moving to America -- Taking command -- Calamities and catastrophes -- The missionary monks and the chief manager -- Government men, monks, and the Alutiiq Rebellion -- The Russian-American Company -- The Sitka Sound War -- Beyond Alaska -- Averting disasters -- Closing the Baranov era.

9780295805832


Baranov, Aleksandr Andreevich, 1745-1819.


Rossiisko-amerikanskaia kompaniia--History.


Russians--History.--Alaska
Russians--History.--California, Northern


Alaska--History--To 1867.
California, Northern--History.


Electronic books.

F907.B23 / .O946 2015

979.8/02092