CHAPTER 1
A Long-Established Pattern 1
CHAPTER 2
The Hand of Moscow 14
CHAPTER 3
The Great Land-New Russia-is Claimed 38
CHAPTER 4
Toward the Unknown Islands 58
CHAPTER 5
A Game for High Stakes:
The Age of Catherine the Great, 1762-1796 V 78
CHAPTER 6
The Empire Builders 100
CHAPTER 7
Baranov Arrives V 122
CHAPTER 8
Baranov Takes Hold 142
CHAPTER 9
Baranov Extends the Empire 154
CHAPTER 10
Rezanov's Tour and Baranov's Final Years 168
CHAPTER 11
After Baranov, 1818-1845 190
CHAPTER 12
The Rise of the Creole Class 208
CHAPTER 13
The Light of the Spirit:
The Orthodox Church in Alaska 222
CHAPTER 14
The Company Under the
Three Charters, 1799-1862 254
CHAPTER 15
And the Flag Was Ordered Down... 274
Glossary 294
Bibliography
Index
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication: Alaska History To 1867, Alaska Discovery and exploration Russian, Russians Alaska History 18th century, Russians Alaska History 19th century, Fur trade Alaska History 18th century, Fur trade Alaska History 19th century, Baranov, Aleksandr Andreevich, 1745-1819, Rossi�isko-amerikanska�i�a kompani�i�a, Frontier and pioneer life Alaska