Glorious misadventures : Nikolai Rezanov and the dream of Russian America
Matthews, Owen2013
Books, Manuscripts
The Russian Empire once extended deep into America: in 1818 Russia's furthest outposts were in California and Hawaii. The dreamer behind this great Imperial vision was Nikolai Rezanov - diplomat, adventurer, courtier, millionaire, and gambler. From the glittering court of Catherine the Great to the wilds of the New World, Matthews conjures an original portrait of one of Russia's most eccentric Empire-builders.
Main title:
Author:
Matthews, Owen, author
Imprint:
London : Bloomsbury, 2013.London : Bloomsbury, 2013.
Collation:
384 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781408822234 (hbk)
Dewey class:
947.07092
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
1015731