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Seward's Folly

Author : Lee A. Farrow
Publisher : University of Alaska Press
ISBN 13 : 1602233039
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book Seward's Folly written by Lee A. Farrow and published by University of Alaska Press. This book was released on 2016-12-15 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Alaska Purchase—denounced at the time as “Seward’s Folly” but now seen as a masterstroke—is well known in American history. But few know the rest of the story. This book aims to correct that. Lee Farrow offers here a detailed account of just what the Alaska Purchase was, how it came about, its impact at the time, and more. Farrow shows why both America and Russia had plenty of good reasons to want the sale to occur, including Russia’s desire to let go of an unprofitable, hard-to-manage colony and the belief in the United States that securing Alaska could help the nation gain control of British Columbia and generate closer trade ties with Asia . Farrow also delves into the implications of the deal for foreign policy and international diplomacy far beyond Russia and the United States at a moment when the global balance of power was in question. A thorough, readable retelling of a story we only think we know, Seward’s Folly will become the standard book on the Alaska Purchase.

Russian-American Relations and the Sale of Alaska, 1834-1867

Author : Nikolaĭ Nikolaevich Bolkhovitinov
Publisher : Kingston, Ont. : Limestone Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Russian-American Relations and the Sale of Alaska, 1834-1867 written by Nikolaĭ Nikolaevich Bolkhovitinov and published by Kingston, Ont. : Limestone Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A detailed study of the events leading up to the sale of Alaska to the United States.

The Purchase of Alaska

Author : Archibald Williamson Shiels
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Purchase of Alaska written by Archibald Williamson Shiels and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Selected letters, Senator Sumner's speech, and press opinions supporting the Purchase Treaty of Alaska in 1867.

Russians in Alaska, 1732-1867

Author : Lydia Black
Publisher : University of Alaska Press
ISBN 13 : 1889963046
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (899 download)

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Download or read book Russians in Alaska, 1732-1867 written by Lydia Black and published by University of Alaska Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This definitive work, the crown jewel in the distinguished career of Russian America scholar Lydia T. Black, presents a comprehensive overview of the Russian presence in Alaska. Drawing on extensive archival research and employing documents only recently made available to scholars, Black shows how Russian expansion was the culmination of centuries of social and economic change. Black s work challenges the standard perspective on the Russian period in Alaska as a time of unbridled exploitation of Native inhabitants and natural resources. Without glossing over the harsher aspects of the period, Black acknowledges the complexity of relations between Russians and Native peoples. She chronicles the lives of ordinary men and women the merchants and naval officers, laborers and clergy who established Russian outposts in Alaska. These early colonists carried with them the Orthodox faith and the Russian language; their legacy endures in architecture and place names from Baranof Island to the Pribilofs. This deluxe volume features fold-out maps and color illustrations of rare paintings and sketches from Russian, American, Japanese, and European sources many have never before been published. An invaluable source for historians and anthropologists, this accessible volume brings to life a dynamic period in Russian and Alaskan history. A tribute to Black s life as a scholar and educator, "Russians in Alaska" will become a classic in the field."

The Purchase of Alaska

Author : Ellen Hansen
Publisher : Discovery Enterprises, Limited (MA)
ISBN 13 : 9781878668356
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (683 download)

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Download or read book The Purchase of Alaska written by Ellen Hansen and published by Discovery Enterprises, Limited (MA). This book was released on 1994 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This anthology includes excerpts from the Alaska Treaty, correspondence between Secretary of State Seward and Russian Foreign Minister Stoeckl, Senator Charles Sumner's speech to the U.S. Senate, reactions of the press, an excerpt from Hubert Howe Bancroft's History of Alaska, and short essays by historian Ellen Hansen.

The Alaska Purchase and Russian-American Relations

Author : Ronald J. Jensen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780295953762
Total Pages : 185 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (537 download)

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Download or read book The Alaska Purchase and Russian-American Relations written by Ronald J. Jensen and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study of Russian-American relations during the time of the Alaska purchase, giving an explanation of the agreement and its role in the history of the two countries.

The Purchase of Alaska

Author : Victor John Farrar
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 72 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Purchase of Alaska written by Victor John Farrar and published by . This book was released on 1935 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Melting the Ice Curtain

Author : David Ramseur
Publisher : University of Alaska Press
ISBN 13 : 1602233349
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book Melting the Ice Curtain written by David Ramseur and published by University of Alaska Press. This book was released on 2017-06-15 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Just five years after a Soviet missile blew a civilian airliner out of the sky over the North Pacific, an Alaska Airlines jet braved Cold War tensions to fly into tomorrow. Crossing the Bering Strait between Alaska and the Russian Far East, the 1988 Friendship Flight reunited Native peoples of common languages and cultures for the first time in four decades. It and other dramatic efforts to thaw what was known as the Ice Curtain launched a thirty-year era of perilous, yet prolific, progress. Melting the Ice Curtain tells the story of how inspiration, courage, and persistence by citizen-diplomats bridged a widening gap in superpower relations. David Ramseur was a first-hand witness to the danger and political intrigue, having flown on that first Friendship Flight, and having spent thirty years behind the scenes with some of Alaska’s highest officials. As Alaska celebrates the 150th anniversary of its purchase, and as diplomatic ties with Russia become perilous, Melting the Ice Curtain shows that history might hold the best lessons for restoring diplomacy between nuclear neighbors.

Buildings of Alaska

Author : Alison K. Hoagland
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Buildings of Alaska written by Alison K. Hoagland and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1993 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Buildings of Alaska traces Alaska's architecture from the earliest dwellings made of sod, whalebone, and driftwood to the glass and metal skyscrapers of modern-day Anchorage. Focusing on the various cultural traditions that have helped shape the state's architecture, the volume also explores how Alaska's buildings reflect Alaskans' attempts to adapt to the unique conditions of their environment. Alison K. Hoagland examines the contributions to the state's architectural history of three major cultural groups: native Alaskans, Russian settlers, and Americans from the lower 48. Divided into six regions - South Central, Southeastern, Interior, Northern, Western, and Southwestern - entries cover such structures as aboriginal houses, Russian Orthodox churches, log roadhouses, false-front commercial buildings constructed during the gold rush, concrete Moderne public buildings of the 1930s, and high-rise office buildings erected during the oil boom of the 1970s and 1980s. Buildings of Alaska contains over 250 magnificent photographs, drawings, and maps, and will serve as an authoritative reference for scholars and students of architectural history, a compelling source of information for the general reader, and a splendid guidebook for the traveler.

Russian America

Author : Hector Chevigny
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Russian America written by Hector Chevigny and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compact, fast-moving social and political history that brings to vivid life the story of Alaska's early days. Its name was not Alaska until we bought it in 1867. Until then it was Russian America. Americans at large are apt to forget that our 49th state, Alaska, was first explored and settled by the Russians. They left a definite mark on the vast Northwest. -- Amazon.

The Alaska Purchase

Author : Daniel Cohen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781562945282
Total Pages : 66 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (452 download)

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Download or read book The Alaska Purchase written by Daniel Cohen and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tells of the events surrounding the U.S. purchase of Alaska from the Russians, showing the human foibles on both sides of what was later to be regarded as a significant event in American history.

Looking for Alaska

Author : Peter Jenkins
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
ISBN 13 : 1466866365
Total Pages : 468 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (668 download)

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Download or read book Looking for Alaska written by Peter Jenkins and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2014-03-18 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than twenty years ago, a disillusioned college graduate named Peter Jenkins set out with his dog Cooper to look for himself and his nation. His memoir of what he found, A Walk Across America, captured the hearts of millions of Americans. Now, Peter is a bit older, married with a family, and his journeys are different than they were. Perhaps he is looking for adventure, perhaps inspiration, perhaps new communities, perhaps unspoiled land. Certainly, he found all of this and more in Alaska, America's last wilderness. Looking for Alaska is Peter's account of eighteen months spent traveling over twenty thousand miles in tiny bush planes, on snow machines and snowshoes, in fishing boats and kayaks, on the Alaska Marine Highway and the Haul Road, searching for what defines Alaska. Hearing the amazing stories of many real Alaskans--from Barrow to Craig, Seward to Deering, and everywhere in between--Peter gets to know this place in the way that only he can. His resulting portrait is a rare and unforgettable depiction of a dangerous and beautiful land and all the people that call it home. He also took his wife and eight-year-old daughter with him, settling into a "home base" in Seward on the Kenai Peninsula, coming and going from there, and hosting the rest of their family for extended visits. The way his family lived, how they made Alaska their home and even participated in Peter's explorations, is as much a part of this story as Peter's own travels. All in all, Jenkins delivers a warm, funny, awe-inspiring, and memorable diary of discovery-both of this place that captures all of our imaginations, and of himself, all over again.

The Great Book of Alaska

Author : Bill O'Neill
Publisher : Lak Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781648450068
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book The Great Book of Alaska written by Bill O'Neill and published by Lak Publishing. This book was released on 2020-02-29 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Great Book of Alaska is an entertaining, instructive and interesting Trivia & Facts book about the Last Frontier state. You'll learn more about Alaska's history, pop culture, folklore, sports, and so much more!

MAN WHO BOUGHT ALASKA

Author : Michael Dunham
Publisher : Todd Communications
ISBN 13 : 9781578336609
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (366 download)

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Download or read book MAN WHO BOUGHT ALASKA written by Michael Dunham and published by Todd Communications. This book was released on 2016-12-31 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A short biography of William H. Seward, the man who bought Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million dollars. The first biography of Seward written by an Alaskan and the first to focus on the purchase in the context of his other achievements, this is the story of a patriot, gambler and 19th century visionary who saw the world from a remarkably modern perspective.

Space-Time Colonialism

Author : Juliana Hu Pegues
Publisher : UNC Press Books
ISBN 13 : 1469656191
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (696 download)

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Download or read book Space-Time Colonialism written by Juliana Hu Pegues and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2021-05-11 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the enduring "last frontier," Alaska proves an indispensable context for examining the form and function of American colonialism, particularly in the shift from western continental expansion to global empire. In this richly theorized work, Juliana Hu Pegues evaluates four key historical periods in U.S.-Alaskan history: the Alaskan purchase, the Gold Rush, the emergence of salmon canneries, and the World War II era. In each, Hu Pegues recognizes colonial and racial entanglements between Alaska Native peoples and Asian immigrants. In the midst of this complex interplay, the American colonial project advanced by differentially racializing and gendering Indigenous and Asian peoples, constructing Asian immigrants as "out of place" and Alaska Natives as "out of time." Counter to this space-time colonialism, Native and Asian peoples created alternate modes of meaning and belonging through their literature, photography, political organizing, and sociality. Offering an intersectional approach to U.S. empire, Indigenous dispossession, and labor exploitation, Space-Time Colonialism makes clear that Alaska is essential to understanding both U.S. imperial expansion and the machinations of settler colonialism.

Seward

Author : Walter Stahr
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1439121184
Total Pages : 720 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (391 download)

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Download or read book Seward written by Walter Stahr and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012 with total page 720 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From one of our most acclaimed new biographers--the first full life of the leader of Lincoln's "Team of Rivals"--William Henry Seward, one of the most important Americans of the nineteenth century.

An Alaska Anthology

Author : Stephen W Haycox
Publisher : University of Washington Press
ISBN 13 : 9780295974958
Total Pages : 484 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (749 download)

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Download or read book An Alaska Anthology written by Stephen W Haycox and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twenty-five contemporary scholars explore Alaska's pivotal events, significant themes, and major players, Native, Russian, Canadian, and American. The essays give depth to our understanding and appreciation of Alaskan history from the days of Russian-American Company domination to the threat of nuclear testing by the Atomic Energy Commission.