A History of the Russian-American Company


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Translation of Russian book first published in 1861-63 concerning Russian colonization in Alaska. Comprehensive history of the Russian-American Company.







A History of the Russian-American Company


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Translation of Russian book first published in 1861-63 concerning Russian colonization in Alaska. Comprehensive history of the Russian-American Company.




The Russian American Company in California


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The Russian-American Company was a state-sponsored chartered company formed largely on the basis of the United American Company. The company was chartered by Tsar Paul I in the Ukase of 1799. Its mission was to establish new settlements in Russian America, conduct trade with natives, and carry out an expanded colonization program. The focus of this thesis is on the economic history of the Russian American Company in California designed to answer such questions as: Why did the Russian Company come? Who were the people involved? What did the Russian farms look like and what did the Company do?







Documents on the History of the Russian-American Company


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Translation of Kistorii Rossiisko-Amerikanskoi Kompanii (Sbornik dokumental'nykh materialov) published in Krasnoiarsk in 1957. Includes copies of correspondence, orders and reports of officials of the Russian-American Company. Includes an historical calendar of the Company.




The Russian-American Company


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Russian America


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A compact, fast-moving social and political history that brings to vivid life the story of Alaska's early days. Its name was not Alaska until we bought it in 1867. Until then it was Russian America. Americans at large are apt to forget that our 49th state, Alaska, was first explored and settled by the Russians. They left a definite mark on the vast Northwest. -- Amazon.




A History of the Russian-American Company


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Supplement to Tikhmenev, P.A. "A history of the Russian American Company". Includes copies of correspondence, orders and reports of officials of the Russian-American Company.