Natalia Shelikhova: Russian Oligarch of Alaska Commerce Volume 15

By Alexander Petrov

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 presented here will be indispensable for students of Alaska and nineteenth-century women's history.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1602230730
• ISBN13: 9781602230736
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: University of Alaska Press
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"