Natalia Shelikhova [[electronic resource] ] : Russian oligarch of Alaska commerce / / edited and translated by Dawn Lea Black and Alexander Yu. Petrov
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| Titolo: |
Natalia Shelikhova [[electronic resource] ] : Russian oligarch of Alaska commerce / / edited and translated by Dawn Lea Black and Alexander Yu. Petrov
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| Pubblicazione: | Fairbanks, : University of Alaska Press, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (289 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 979.8 |
| 979.8/01092 | |
| 979.801092 | |
| Soggetto topico: | Businesswomen - Alaska |
| Russians - Alaska | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Alaska Commerce History 18th century Sources |
| Alaska Commerce History 18th century | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Altri autori: |
BlackDawn Lea
FalkMarvin W. <1943->
PetrovA. I͡U (Aleksandr I͡Urʹevich)
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| Note generali: | Translated from Russian. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; About the Authors; Editor's Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Husband and Wife; 2. A Global Business; 3. Help from Demidov; 4. Difficulties and Death; 5. Natalia Takes Control; 6. Last Struggles; Appendices; Vital Records; Shelikhov Family Tree; Birth and Death Dates of the Shelikhovs' Children; Family Heirs: Detailed Narrative; Table 1. Comparison of the changing number of shares of the Shelikhov clan; Table 2. Shares of the Shelikhov clan; List of Names; G. I. Shelikhov's Houses in Irkutsk; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Natalia Shelikhova |
| ISBN: | 1-60223-066-8 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910458245703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Rasmuson Library translation series ; ; v. 15.