Russian colonies in the Americas
By: Lewis K. Parker
Series: European colonies in the Americas
Publisher: Rigby
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Barrington, IL
Language: eng
Number of pages: 24
ISBN-13: 9780757824272
Subjects: Juvenile literature; Colonization; Discovery and exploration; Russian; Russians; History; Colonies; Frontier and pioneer life; Russian Discovery and exploration; Exploration
Description: Describes Russian exploration of the territory that is now Alaska and the establishment of Russian settlements there, life in the settlements, and the sale of the Alaskan territory to the United States in 1867.
Notes: "On deck reading libraries"--Page 4 of cover.

Includes bibliographical references (page 23) and index.
Table of contents: title: First voyages; title: Settling Alaska; title: Russian trading; title: Fort Ross; title: The end of Russia's colonies .