Title: Glorious Misadventures Nikolai Rezanov And The Dream Of A Russian America
Description: "The Russian Empire once extended deep into America: in 1818, Russia's furthest outposts were in California and Hawaii. The dreamer behind this great Imperial vision was Nikolai Rezanov--diplomat, adventurer, courtier, millionaire, and gambler ... [In this book, the author] conjures a[n] ... original portrait of one of Russia's most eccentric Empire-builders"--
Subjects: Diplomats, Russians, Territorial expansion, Colonies, History, Biography, Statesmen, Rezanov, nikolai petrovich, 1764-1807, Diplomats, biography, Statesmen, biography, Russia (federation), history, HISTORY / General, New York Times reviewed