Preface and Acknowledgments

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface and Acknowledgments ix
4. I. A Man of the North 1
5. II. Siberian Merchant Capitalist 22
6. III. Moving to America 50
7. IV. Taking Command 66
8. V. Calamities and Catastrophes 104
9. VI. The Missionary Monks and the Chief Manage 127
10. VII. Government Men, Monks, and the Alutiiq Rebellin 142
11. VIII. THE RU SSIAN-AMER ICAN CO MPANY 163
12. IX. THE SITKA SOUND WAR 179
13. X. BEYOND ALASKA 211
14. XI Averting Disasters 239
15. XII Closing the Baranov Era 259
16. Abbreviations: Russian Archival Repositories 278
17. Notes 279
18. Bibliography 322
19. Index 333