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01661aam a2200337 i 4500 001 1ED41880623211E396B554BBDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20190815012642 008 130822s2013 nyuab b 001 0beng 010 $a 2013031042 020 $a 1620402394 (hbk.) 020 $a 9781620402399 (hbk.) 040 $a DLC $e rda $b eng $c DLC $d IG# $d BTCTA $d OCLCO $d YDXCP $d UIB $d SILO 100 1 $a Matthews, Owen. 245 10 $a Glorious misadventures : $b Nikolai Rezanov and the dream of a Russian America / $c Owen Matthews. 250 $a First U.S. edition. 264 1 $a New York : $b Bloomsbury USA, $c 2013. 300 $a 384 pages : $b illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; $c 25 cm 520 $a "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"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-364) and index. 600 10 $a Rezanov, NikolaiÌ Petrovich, $d 1764-1807. 650 0 $a Diplomats $z Russia $v Biography. 650 0 $a Statesmen $z Russia $v Biography. 651 0 $a Russia $x Colonies $z North America. 651 0 $a Russia $x History. $x History. 650 0 $a Russians $z North America $x History. 941 $a 2 952 $l ETPD745 $d 20180808032310.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160826083754.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=1ED41880623211E396B554BBDAD10320 994 $a C0 $b UIBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search