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Natalia Shelikhova : Russian oligarch of Alaska commerce / / edited and translated by Dawn Lea Black and Alexander Yu. Petrov



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Titolo: Natalia Shelikhova : Russian oligarch of Alaska commerce / / edited and translated by Dawn Lea Black and Alexander Yu. Petrov Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Fairbanks, : University of Alaska Press, c2010
Edizione: 1st ed.
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
Altri autori: BlackDawn Lea  
FalkMarvin W. <1943->  
PetrovA. IU (Aleksandr IUrevich)  
Note generali: Translated from Russian.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Husband and wife -- A global business -- Help from Demidov -- Difficulties and death -- Natalia takes control -- Last struggles -- Appendices: Vital records; Shelikhov family tree; Birth and death dates of the Shelikhovs' children; Family heirs : detailed narrative; Comparative table on the changing number of shares of the Shelikhov clan; General table of shares of the Shelikhov clan; List of names; G.I. Shelikhov's houses in Irkutsk.
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  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-60223-066-8
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910809608303321
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Serie: Rasmuson Library translation series ; ; v. 15.