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Natalia Shelikhova : Russian Oligarch of Alaska Commerce /
This volume makes available for the first time in English a variety of primary source materials relating to the life and work of Natalia Shelikov, a pioneering nineteenth-century Russian-American businesswoman. As a principal of the Russian-American Company, Shelikov worked in Alaska, and her busine...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés Ruso |
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Fairbanks :
University of Alaska Press,
2010.
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| Series: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | This volume makes available for the first time in English a variety of primary source materials relating to the life and work of Natalia Shelikov, a pioneering nineteenth-century Russian-American businesswoman. As a principal of the Russian-American Company, Shelikov worked in Alaska, and her business acumen and wide-ranging connections-including the empress of Russia and a swathe of northern leaders-were crucial to the growth of Alaska's economy, as well as to the welfare of the Native people, in whose life and culture she took a strong interest. The letters, petitions, and personal documents. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource: illustrations |
| ISBN: | 9781602230668 |