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Alexis in America : A Russian Grand Duke's Tour, 1871-1872 /
In the autumn of 1871, Alexis Romanov, the fourth son of Tsar Alexander II of Russia, set sail from his homeland for an extended journey through the United States and Canada. A major milestone in U.S.-Russia relations, the tour also served Duke Alexis's family by helping to extricate him from a...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Baton Rouge :
Louisiana State University Press,
[2014]
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction : the eagle, today, nestles close to the bear
- Born in the shadow of an imperial crown
- God bless the empire that loves the great union
- Where every man is a sovereign
- Leaving his Russian steppes behind
- "Roamin' off" to the midwest
- So happy to be hunting again
- This young duck of Muscovy
- Conclusion : buffalo tales and Mardi Gras myths.