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Author Saul, Norman E.

Title The life and times of Charles R. Crane, 1858-1939 : American businessman, philanthropist, and a founder of Russian studies in America / Norman E. Saul
Published Lanham : Lexington Books, [2013]

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 317 pages)
Contents Glossary of Abbreviations in Notes -- Technical notes -- A Chicago Wanderer : Family, Friends, and Associates -- The Making of a Russophile -- Entering the Political Arena -- Confronting a World in Turmoil -- The President's Agent -- New Ventures -- Legacy -- Appendix: Philanthropy
Summary Charles R. Crane acquired his appreciation for Russian culture and life through travel in the country, making a total of twenty-four trips to Russia. Crane developed friendships and professional relationships with many prominent Russians in political, cultural, and artistic spheres. Crane spent a considerable amount of his own time and resources in his attempts to educate Americans about the Russian people. By studying this unusual man, Norman E. Saul explores the world in which he lived and traveled. The relationship between America and Russia has always been a complex and f
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-299) and index
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Subject Crane, Charles Richard, 1858-1939.
Crane, Charles Richard, 1858-1939 -- Travel -- Russia
SUBJECT Crane, Charles Richard, 1858-1939 fast
Subject Businessmen -- United States -- Biography
Philanthropists -- United States -- Biography
Scholars -- United States -- Biography
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- General.
Businessmen
International relations
Philanthropists
Scholars
Education
Travel
SUBJECT Russia -- Study and teaching -- United States -- History
Soviet Union -- Study and teaching -- United States -- History
Russia -- Relations -- United States
United States -- Relations -- Russia
Subject Russia
Soviet Union
United States
Genre/Form Biographies
History
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2020738423
ISBN 9780739177464
073917746X