Author: A. V. Grinev
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 0803205384
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
The Tlingits, the largest Indian group in Alaska, have lived in Alaska's coastal southwestern region for centuries and first met non-Natives in 1741 during an encounter with the crew of the Russian explorer Alexei Chirikov. The volatile and complex connections between the Tlingits and their Russian neighbors, as well as British and American voyagers and traders, are the subject of this classic work, first published in Russian and now revised and updated for this English-language edition. Andrei Val'terovich Grinev bases his account on hundreds of documents from archives in Russia and the United States; he also relies on official reports, the notes of travelers, the investigations of historians and ethnographers, museum collections, atlases, illustrations, and photographs.
The Tlingit Indians in Russian America, 1741-1867
Author: A. V. Grinev
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 0803205384
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
The Tlingits, the largest Indian group in Alaska, have lived in Alaska's coastal southwestern region for centuries and first met non-Natives in 1741 during an encounter with the crew of the Russian explorer Alexei Chirikov. The volatile and complex connections between the Tlingits and their Russian neighbors, as well as British and American voyagers and traders, are the subject of this classic work, first published in Russian and now revised and updated for this English-language edition. Andrei Val'terovich Grinev bases his account on hundreds of documents from archives in Russia and the United States; he also relies on official reports, the notes of travelers, the investigations of historians and ethnographers, museum collections, atlases, illustrations, and photographs.
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 0803205384
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
The Tlingits, the largest Indian group in Alaska, have lived in Alaska's coastal southwestern region for centuries and first met non-Natives in 1741 during an encounter with the crew of the Russian explorer Alexei Chirikov. The volatile and complex connections between the Tlingits and their Russian neighbors, as well as British and American voyagers and traders, are the subject of this classic work, first published in Russian and now revised and updated for this English-language edition. Andrei Val'terovich Grinev bases his account on hundreds of documents from archives in Russia and the United States; he also relies on official reports, the notes of travelers, the investigations of historians and ethnographers, museum collections, atlases, illustrations, and photographs.
The Destiny of Russian America, 1741-1867
Author: Aleksandr Ivanovich Alekseev
Publisher: Kingston, Ont. : Limestone Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Based on archival material, historical and geographic research, this book gives a detailed account of 125 years of Russian America (Alaska) from its establishment as a territory (in 1741) through the exploration of the Aleutian Islands and the North West part of North America, through its sale to the United States in 1867, from the Russian point of view. Analyses the economic position of the Russian-American Company and reasons for its liquidation and the sale of Russian America. Contains many illustrations, portraits and maps.
Publisher: Kingston, Ont. : Limestone Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Based on archival material, historical and geographic research, this book gives a detailed account of 125 years of Russian America (Alaska) from its establishment as a territory (in 1741) through the exploration of the Aleutian Islands and the North West part of North America, through its sale to the United States in 1867, from the Russian point of view. Analyses the economic position of the Russian-American Company and reasons for its liquidation and the sale of Russian America. Contains many illustrations, portraits and maps.
American Indians in the Early West
Author: Sandra K. Mathews-Benham
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1851098240
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
Thousands of years of American Indian history are covered in this work, from the first migrations into North America, through the development of specific tribal identities, to the turbulent first centuries of encounters with European settlers up until 1800. American Indians in the Early West offers a concise guide to the development of American Indian communities, from the first migrations through the arrival of the Spanish, French, and Russians, to the appearance of Anglo-American traders in the easternmost portions of the West around 1800. With coverage divided into periods and regions, American Indians in the Early West looks at how Indian communities evolved from hunter-gatherers to culturally recognized tribes, and examines the critical encounters of those tribes with non-Natives over the next two-and-a-half centuries. Readers will see that the issues at stake in those encounters—political control, preserving traditions, land and water rights, resistance to economic and military pressures—are very relevant to the Native American experience today.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1851098240
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
Thousands of years of American Indian history are covered in this work, from the first migrations into North America, through the development of specific tribal identities, to the turbulent first centuries of encounters with European settlers up until 1800. American Indians in the Early West offers a concise guide to the development of American Indian communities, from the first migrations through the arrival of the Spanish, French, and Russians, to the appearance of Anglo-American traders in the easternmost portions of the West around 1800. With coverage divided into periods and regions, American Indians in the Early West looks at how Indian communities evolved from hunter-gatherers to culturally recognized tribes, and examines the critical encounters of those tribes with non-Natives over the next two-and-a-half centuries. Readers will see that the issues at stake in those encounters—political control, preserving traditions, land and water rights, resistance to economic and military pressures—are very relevant to the Native American experience today.
Notes on Russian America
Author: Kiril Timofeevich Khlebnikov
Publisher: Kingston, Ont. : Limestone Press
ISBN:
Category : Alaska
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
Publisher: Kingston, Ont. : Limestone Press
ISBN:
Category : Alaska
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
Notes on Russian America: Novo-Arkhangelʹsk
Author: Kiril Timofeevich Khlebnikov
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Alaska
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Alaska
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
Alaska
Author: Claus M. Naske
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 0806186135
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 519
Book Description
The largest by far of the fifty states, Alaska is also the state of greatest mystery and diversity. And, as Claus-M. Naske and Herman E. Slotnick show in this comprehensive survey, the history of Alaska’s peoples and the development of its economy have matched the diversity of its land- and seascapes. Alaska: A History begins by examining the region’s geography and the Native peoples who inhabited it for thousands of years before the first Europeans arrived. The Russians claimed northern North America by right of discovery in 1741. During their occupation of “Russian America” the region was little more than an outpost for fur hunters and traders. When the czar sold the territory to the United States in 1867, nobody knew what to do with “Seward’s Folly.” Mainland America paid little attention to the new acquisition until a rush of gold seekers flooded into the Yukon Territory. In 1906 Congress granted Alaska Territory a voteless delegate and in 1912 gave it a territorial legislature. Not until 1959, however, was Alaska’s long-sought goal of statehood realized. During World War II, Alaska’s place along the great circle route from the United States to Asia firmly established its military importance, which was underscored during the Cold War. The developing military garrison brought federal money and many new residents. Then the discovery of huge oil and natural-gas deposits gave a measure of economic security to the state. Alaska: A History provides a full chronological survey of the region’s and state’s history, including the precedent-setting Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971, which compensated Native Americans for their losses; the effect of the oil industry and the trans-Alaska pipeline on the economy; the Exxon Valdez oil spill; and Alaska politics through the early 2000s.
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 0806186135
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 519
Book Description
The largest by far of the fifty states, Alaska is also the state of greatest mystery and diversity. And, as Claus-M. Naske and Herman E. Slotnick show in this comprehensive survey, the history of Alaska’s peoples and the development of its economy have matched the diversity of its land- and seascapes. Alaska: A History begins by examining the region’s geography and the Native peoples who inhabited it for thousands of years before the first Europeans arrived. The Russians claimed northern North America by right of discovery in 1741. During their occupation of “Russian America” the region was little more than an outpost for fur hunters and traders. When the czar sold the territory to the United States in 1867, nobody knew what to do with “Seward’s Folly.” Mainland America paid little attention to the new acquisition until a rush of gold seekers flooded into the Yukon Territory. In 1906 Congress granted Alaska Territory a voteless delegate and in 1912 gave it a territorial legislature. Not until 1959, however, was Alaska’s long-sought goal of statehood realized. During World War II, Alaska’s place along the great circle route from the United States to Asia firmly established its military importance, which was underscored during the Cold War. The developing military garrison brought federal money and many new residents. Then the discovery of huge oil and natural-gas deposits gave a measure of economic security to the state. Alaska: A History provides a full chronological survey of the region’s and state’s history, including the precedent-setting Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971, which compensated Native Americans for their losses; the effect of the oil industry and the trans-Alaska pipeline on the economy; the Exxon Valdez oil spill; and Alaska politics through the early 2000s.
Notes on Russian America: pt. I, Novo-Arkhangel'sk
Author: Kiril Timofeevich Khlebnikov
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Alaska
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Alaska
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
Russian-American Relations and the Sale of Alaska, 1834-1867
Author: Nikolaĭ Nikolaevich Bolkhovitinov
Publisher: Kingston, Ont. : Limestone Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
A detailed study of the events leading up to the sale of Alaska to the United States.
Publisher: Kingston, Ont. : Limestone Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
A detailed study of the events leading up to the sale of Alaska to the United States.
Notes on Russian America: Kadʹiak and subordinate places
Author: Kiril Timofeevich Khlebnikov
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Alaska
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Alaska
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
Treasures from Native California
Author: Travis Hudson
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1315416360
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
This is the first English-language study and catalog detailing ethnographic work and material collections of the indigenous populations done by early Russian travelers to California.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1315416360
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
This is the first English-language study and catalog detailing ethnographic work and material collections of the indigenous populations done by early Russian travelers to California.