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Seward's Folly

A New Look at the Alaska Purchase

By: Lee A. Farrow

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Seward's Folly

A New Look at the Alaska Purchase

By: Lee A. Farrow

The Alaska Purchase—denounced at the time as “Seward’s Folly” but now seen as a masterstroke—is well known in American history. But few know the rest of the story. This book aims to correct that. Lee Farrow offers here a detailed account of just what the Alaska Purchase was, how it came about, its impact at the time, and more. Farrow shows why both America and Russia had plenty of good reasons to want the sale to occur, including Russia’s desire to let go of an unprofitable, hard-to-manage colony and the belief in the United States that securing Alaska could help the nation gain control of British Columbia and generate closer trade ties with Asia . Farrow also delves into the implications of the deal for foreign policy and international diplomacy far beyond Russia and the United States at a moment when the global balance of power was in question. A thorough, readable retelling of a story we only think we know, Seward’s Folly will become the standard book on the Alaska Purchase.

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University of Alaska Press

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1602233039

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9781602233034

Between Clan and Crown

The Struggle to Define Noble Property Rights in Imperial Russia

By: Lee A. Farrow

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Between Clan and Crown

The Struggle to Define Noble Property Rights in Imperial Russia

By: Lee A. Farrow

Farrow's conclusions are based on extensive research in published and archival primary sources, including inheritance and land disputes overseen by the Imperial Russian Senate, as well as confiscation records from the Chancellery of Confiscations, and are an important contribution to the ongoing debate about the nature of Russian aristocracy."--Jacket.

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688

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University of Delaware Press

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0874138876

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9780874138870

Alexis in America

A Russian Grand Duke's Tour, 1871-1872

By: Lee A. Farrow

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Alexis in America

A Russian Grand Duke's Tour, 1871-1872

By: Lee A. Farrow

In the autumn of 1871, Alexis Romanov, the fourth son of Tsar Alexander II of Russia, set sail from his homeland for an extended journey through the United States and Canada. A major milestone in U.S.-Russia relations, the tour also served Duke Alexis's family by helping to extricate him from an unsuitable romantic entanglement with the daughter of a poet. Alexis in America recounts the duke's progress through the major American cities, detailing his meetings with celebrated figures such as Samuel Morse and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and describing the national self-reflection that his presence spurred in the American people. The first Russian royal ever to visit the United States, Alexis received a tour through post-Civil War America that emphasized the nation's cultural unity. While the enthusiastic American media breathlessly reported every detail of his itinerary and entourage, Alexis visited Niagara Falls, participated in a bison hunt with Buffalo Bill Cody, and attended the Krewe of Rex's first Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans. As word of the royal visitor spread, the public flocked to train depots and events across the nation to catch a glimpse of the grand duke. Some speculated that Russia and America were considering a formal alliance, while others surmised that he had come to the United States to find a bride. The tour was not without incident: many city officials balked at spending public funds on Alexis's reception, and there were rumors of an assassination plot by Polish nationals in New York City. More broadly, the visit highlighted problems on the national level, such as political corruption and persistent racism, as well as the emerging cultural and political power of ethnic minorities and the continuing sectionalism between the North and the South. Lee Farrow joins her examination of these cultural underpinnings to a lively narrative of the grand duke's tour, creating an engaging record of a unique moment in international relations.

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LSU Press

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0807158402

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Seward's Folly

A New Look at the Alaska Purchase

By: Lee A. Farrow

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A New Look at the Alaska Purchase

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1602233047

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The Catacazy Affair and the Uneasy Path of Russian-American Relations

By: Lee A. Farrow

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The Catacazy Affair and the Uneasy Path of Russian-American Relations

By: Lee A. Farrow

Constantin Catacazy whipped up scandal in Washington after his appointment there as Russian Ambassador in 1869, ignoring diplomatic protocol and defying social mores. By 1871, President Grant and his Cabinet requested that he be recalled. But the timing of this request overlapped with the visit of the tsar's son to the USA - a celebrated diplomatic event symbolising the friendship and good will between the two nations. Consequently, Catacazy was allowed to travel with the tsar's son, but only as a persona non grata. This tense resolution led many to worry about the future of the Russian-American friendship. With a keen sense of the human interest, Lee A. Farrow demonstrates that this affair was one of the earliest significant complications in the relationship between Russia and the USA. Using a lively micro-historical approach and fresh materials such as the letters of Catacazy and of Secretary of State Hamilton Fish from archives in the USA, UK and Russia, Farrow explores 19th-century politics and diplomacy, and the pre-suffrage power of women in the political arena through an investigation of the Washington wives' reactions to the controversial figure of Olga Catacazy. The result is a cutting-edge analysis of this pivotal episode in modern history.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1350107190

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9781350107199

Alexis in America

A Russian Grand Duke's Tour, 1871-1872

By: Lee A. Farrow

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A Russian Grand Duke's Tour, 1871-1872

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The Catacazy Affair and the Uneasy Path of Russian-American Relations

By: Lee A. Farrow

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Writings of John D. Lee

By: John Doyle Lee,Samuel Nyal Henrie

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Writings of John D. Lee

By: John Doyle Lee,Samuel Nyal Henrie

The memoirs of John Lee, a frontiersman who helped shape the American West.

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Hats Office Books

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1587360071

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LEE CHAUVINS SELF-INSTRUCTOR I

By: Frank Lee Chauvin

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LEE CHAUVINS SELF-INSTRUCTOR I

By: Frank Lee Chauvin

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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Wentworth Press

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1373254416

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