Title Natalia Shelikhova : Russian oligarch of Alaska commerce / Dawn Lea Black and Alexander Yu. Petrov ; edited by Marvin Falk

Published Fairbanks : University of Alaska Press, ©2010

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Description 1 online resource (xlix, 237 pages) : illustrations Series Rasmuson Library historical translation series ; v. 15 Rasmuson Library historical translation series (2008) ; v. 15. Contents Husband and wife -- A global business -- Help from Demidov -- Difficulties and death -- Natalia takes control -- Last struggles -- Appendices: Vital records; Shelikhov family tree; Birth and death dates of the Shelikhovs' children; Family heirs : detailed narrative; Comparative table on the changing number of shares of the Shelikhov clan; General table of shares of the Shelikhov clan; List of names; G.I. Shelikhov's houses in Irkutsk Summary 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 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-229) and index Notes Print version record Subject Shelikhova, Natalʹi︠a︡, 1762-1810. Shelikhov, G. I. (Grigoriĭ Ivanovich), 1747-1795. Shelikhov, G. I. (Grigoriĭ Ivanovich), 1747-1795 -- Family SUBJECT Shelikhov, G. I. (Grigoriĭ Ivanovich), 1747-1795 fast Shelikhova, Natalʹi︠a︡, 1762-1810 fast Subject Rossiĭsko-amerikanskai︠a︡ kompanii︠a︡ -- Biography Rossiĭsko-amerikanskai︠a︡ kompanii︠a︡ -- History Rossiĭsko-amerikanskai︠a︡ kompanii︠a︡ -- History -- Sources SUBJECT Rossiĭsko-amerikanskai︠a︡ kompanii︠a︡ fast Subject Russians -- Alaska -- Biography Businesswomen -- Alaska -- Biography BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical. HISTORY -- State & Local -- General. Businesswomen Commerce Families Russians SUBJECT Alaska -- Commerce -- History -- 18th century Alaska -- Commerce -- History -- 18th century -- Sources Subject Alaska Genre/Form Biographies History Sources Form Electronic book Author Petrov, A. I︠U︡. (Aleksandr I︠U︡rʹevich) Falk, Marvin W., 1943- ISBN 9781602230668 1602230668

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