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Furs and frontiers in the far north : the contest among native and foreign nations for the Bering Strait fur trade, John R. Bockstoce ; foreword by Felipe Fernandez-Armesto

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Publication
Extent
xxii, 472 pages
Contents
  • The
  • Origins of the Fur Trade in the Bering Strait region -- 1. The Opening of the Maritime Fur Trade at Bering Strait -- Trapping and Hunting for Marketable Furs -- The Russian Expansion toward Alaska -- Marketing the Furs -- The Russian-British Rivalry in Northern Alaska -- The Russians move north -- The British response -- Mikhailovsky Redoubt -- The Expeditions to Point Barrow -- Zagoskin's Expedition to the Yukon -- The British Expansion Northwestward -- Foreign Fleets reach Bering Strait -- The Search for Sir John Franklin -- Trading Activities from 1848 to the Sale of Russian America -- Chaos and Transformation in the latter Third of the Nineteenth Century -- The Last Decades of the Nineteenth Century -- End of the Century -- The Introduction of Firearms to the Eskimos of the Bering Strait Region
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9780300167993
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Furs and frontiers in the far north : the contest among native and foreign nations for the Bering Strait fur trade
Title
Furs and frontiers in the far north
Title remainder
the contest among native and foreign nations for the Bering Strait fur trade
Statement of responsibility
John R. Bockstoce ; foreword by Felipe Fernandez-Armesto
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eng
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Bockstoce, John R
Dewey number
911.1645109034
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
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Fernández-Armesto, Felipe
Series statement
The Lamar series in Western history
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Fur trade
  • Merchants
  • Eskimos
  • Russians
  • British
  • Alaska
  • Russia
  • Great Britain
  • Alaska
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Furs and frontiers in the far north : the contest among native and foreign nations for the Bering Strait fur trade, John R. Bockstoce ; foreword by Felipe Fernandez-Armesto
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Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 411-446) and index
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volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier.
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent.
Contents
  • The
  • Origins of the Fur Trade in the Bering Strait region -- 1. The Opening of the Maritime Fur Trade at Bering Strait -- Trapping and Hunting for Marketable Furs -- The Russian Expansion toward Alaska -- Marketing the Furs -- The Russian-British Rivalry in Northern Alaska -- The Russians move north -- The British response -- Mikhailovsky Redoubt -- The Expeditions to Point Barrow -- Zagoskin's Expedition to the Yukon -- The British Expansion Northwestward -- Foreign Fleets reach Bering Strait -- The Search for Sir John Franklin -- Trading Activities from 1848 to the Sale of Russian America -- Chaos and Transformation in the latter Third of the Nineteenth Century -- The Last Decades of the Nineteenth Century -- End of the Century -- The Introduction of Firearms to the Eskimos of the Bering Strait Region
Control code
FIEb1690297x
Dimensions
24 cm.
Extent
xxii, 472 pages
Isbn
9780300167993
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia.
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations, maps
System control number
  • UkOxUb17280659
  • (Uk)015561992
  • (StEdALDL)1/2387517
  • (OCoLC)299281459
Label
Furs and frontiers in the far north : the contest among native and foreign nations for the Bering Strait fur trade, John R. Bockstoce ; foreword by Felipe Fernandez-Armesto
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 411-446) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier.
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent.
Contents
  • The
  • Origins of the Fur Trade in the Bering Strait region -- 1. The Opening of the Maritime Fur Trade at Bering Strait -- Trapping and Hunting for Marketable Furs -- The Russian Expansion toward Alaska -- Marketing the Furs -- The Russian-British Rivalry in Northern Alaska -- The Russians move north -- The British response -- Mikhailovsky Redoubt -- The Expeditions to Point Barrow -- Zagoskin's Expedition to the Yukon -- The British Expansion Northwestward -- Foreign Fleets reach Bering Strait -- The Search for Sir John Franklin -- Trading Activities from 1848 to the Sale of Russian America -- Chaos and Transformation in the latter Third of the Nineteenth Century -- The Last Decades of the Nineteenth Century -- End of the Century -- The Introduction of Firearms to the Eskimos of the Bering Strait Region
Control code
FIEb1690297x
Dimensions
24 cm.
Extent
xxii, 472 pages
Isbn
9780300167993
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia.
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations, maps
System control number
  • UkOxUb17280659
  • (Uk)015561992
  • (StEdALDL)1/2387517
  • (OCoLC)299281459

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