Glorious Misadventures: Nikolai Rezanov and the Dream of a Russian America by Owen Matthews

Glorious Misadventures: Nikolai Rezanov and the Dream of a Russian America

Owen Matthews

400 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

nonfiction biography history informative medium-paced
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The Russian Empire once extended deep into America: in 1818 Russia's furthest outposts were in California and Hawaii. The dreamer behind this great Imperial vision was Nikolai Rezanov – diplomat, adventurer, courtier, millionaire and gambler. His ...

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