The Limestone Press is a one-man publishing house, established in 1972 by historian
Richard Pierce (1918–2004). Pierce lived and worked at that time in
Kingston, Ontario
Kingston is a city in Ontario, Canada. It is located on the north-eastern end of Lake Ontario, at the beginning of the St. Lawrence River and at the mouth of the Cataraqui River (south end of the Rideau Canal). The city is midway between Toront ...
, and he chose the name from the nickname of Kingston, the “Limestone City”, which has its origins in its many limestone buildings. He published mainly books on
Alaska
Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S ...
’s history, mostly concerning its
Russian era, but also on
Ukrainian and
African and other topics, as well as books dealing with Kingston's history.
It is unclear whether The Limestone Press will publish any new works, since Pierce died in 2004. The remaining back catalogue is being distributed by the
University of Alaska Press.
The Alaska History Series
*Note: The name of the series was originally ''Materials for the Study of Alaska History'', under which name it appeared from 1972 to 1980. This covers numbers 1–17. The new name ''Alaska History'' begins with no. 18. From 1993 on the series has been distributed solely by the
University of Alaska Press, which is also reflected in the
ISBN
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An ISBN is assigned to each separate edition an ...
numbers.
*Note: ''The Alaska History Series'' is not to be confused with ''Alaska History'', a journal published by the
Alaska Historical Society.
#
Richard A. Pierce: ''
Alaska
Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S ...
n Shipping, 1867–1878. Arrivals And Departures at the Port of
Sitka.'' 1972. 72 pp., illustrated. Shipping at the end of the Russian regime and during the first decade of American rule. LCSH: Ship registers—
Sitka,
Alaska
Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S ...
; Geographical Subject:
Sitka (
Alaska
Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S ...
)—History—Sources. This book does not have an
ISBN
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An ISBN is assigned to each separate edition an ...
number. Printing: 250 copies.
# Frederic William Howay: ''A List of Trading Vessels in the Maritime Fur Trade, 1785–1825.'' 1973. 209 pp., bibliography, index. Reprinted from various issues of ''Proceedings and Transactions'' of the
Royal Society of Canada, vol. XXIV to XXVII, 1930–1934. Fundamental work on early
Northwest Coast. LCSH: Ship registers—
Alaska
Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S ...
Geographical Subject: Alaska—History—Sources. Printing: 550 copies. (hardcover); paperback.
#Kiril Timofeevich Khlebnikov: ''
Baranov
Baranov (masculine) or Baranova (feminine) (russian: Баранов, Баранова) is a common Russian surname. It is derived from the sobriquet ''"баран"'' (argali, lamb). Notable people with the surname include:
* Alexander Andreyevich ...
, Chief Manager of the
Russian Colonies in America.'' 1973. 140 pp., illustrated, index. Biography of the first governor of the Russian colonies in America. Translated from Russian edition of 1835. . DDC: 979.8020924. Out of print (1990). Original title: ''Жизнеописаніе Александра Андреевича Баранова, главнаго правителя россійскихъ колоніи въ Америкѣ.''
#Svetlana Grigor’evna Fedorova: ''The Russian Population in
Alaska
Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S ...
and
California
California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the ...
, Late 18th Century to 1867.'' 1973. 367 pp., illustrated, maps, index. Translated from the Russian edition of 1971 by Richard A. Pierce and Alton S. Donnelly. . Original title: ''Русское население Аляски и Калифорнии: конец XVIII века –1867.''
#Vasiliĭ Nikolaevich Berkh (Bergh): ''A Chronological History of the Discovery of the
Aleutian Islands
The Aleutian Islands ( ; ; ale, Unangam Tanangin, "land of the Aleuts"; possibly from the Chukchi ''aliat'', or "island")—also called the Aleut Islands, Aleutic Islands, or, before 1867, the Catherine Archipelago—are a chain of 14 main, ...
.'' 1974. 121 pp., illustrated, maps, index. Translated from the Russian edition of 1823. Out of print (1990). . Original title: ''Хронологическая исторія открытія Алеутскихъ острововъ, или подвиги Россійскаго купечества.'' LCSH: Fur trade—Alaska—Aleutian Islands Geographical Subject: America—Discovery and exploration—Russian; Aleutian Islands (Alaska)—Discovery and exploration.
#Raisa Vsevolodovna Makarova: ''Russians on
the Pacific
The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the continen ...
, 1743–1799.'' 1975. 301 pp., illustrated, maps, index. Translated from Russian edition of 1968. . Out of print (1990). Original title: ''Русские на Тихом океане во второй половине XVIII в.'' / Р. В. Макарова; Мин. высшего и среднего спец. образования РСФСР;Московский гос. историко-архивный институт. LCSH: Fur trade—Northwest coast of North America; Russians in the Northwest coast of North America; Geographical Subject: Northwest coast of North America—Discovery and exploration.
#''Documents on the History of the
Russian-American Company
The Russian-American Company Under the High Patronage of His Imperial Majesty (russian: Под высочайшим Его Императорского Величества покровительством Российская-Американс ...
.'' 1976. 220 pp., illustrated, maps, index. Translated from the Russian edition of 1957 by Marina Ramsay. . DDC: 979.802. Original title: ''К истории Российско-американской компании.'' Subject (Corporate Name):
Russian-American Company
The Russian-American Company Under the High Patronage of His Imperial Majesty (russian: Под высочайшим Его Императорского Величества покровительством Российская-Американс ...
. Geographical Subject:
Alaska
Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S ...
, History to 1867, Sources.
#
Richard A. Pierce: ''
Russia's Hawaiian Adventure, 1815–1817.'' 1976. xvii, 245 p., maps (on lining papers), illustrated, maps, index. Reprint of the 1965 edition from
University of California Press
The University of California Press, otherwise known as UC Press, is a publishing house associated with the University of California that engages in academic publishing. It was founded in 1893 to publish scholarly and scientific works by facult ...
. (hardcover ed.) (paperback ed.).
#
H. W. Elliott: ''The Seal Islands of
Alaska
Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S ...
.'' 1976. Reprint of the 1881 edition, prepared for the
Tenth Census of the United States. 176 pp., large format, many illustrations. Fundamental work on
Alaska
Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S ...
sealing and the
Pribilof Islands
The Pribilof Islands (formerly the Northern Fur Seal Islands; ale, Amiq, russian: Острова Прибылова, Ostrova Pribylova) are a group of four volcanic islands off the coast of mainland Alaska, in the Bering Sea, about north of ...
. . Original work: ''A Monograph of the Seal-Islands of Alaska.'' Washington, 1882.
#Gavriil Ivanovich Davydov: ''Two Voyages to
Russian America
Russian America (russian: Русская Америка, Russkaya Amerika) was the name for the Russian Empire's colonial possessions in North America from 1799 to 1867. It consisted mostly of present-day Alaska in the United States, but a ...
, 1802–1807.'' 1977. 257 pp., illustrated, maps, index. Translated from the Russian edition of 1810–1812. Lively account of travel, history and ethnography in
Siberia
Siberia ( ; rus, Сибирь, r=Sibir', p=sʲɪˈbʲirʲ, a=Ru-Сибирь.ogg) is an extensive geographical region, constituting all of North Asia, from the Ural Mountains in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east. It has been a part o ...
and
Russian America
Russian America (russian: Русская Америка, Russkaya Amerika) was the name for the Russian Empire's colonial possessions in North America from 1799 to 1867. It consisted mostly of present-day Alaska in the United States, but a ...
(modern
Alaska
Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S ...
). Invalid . Original title: ''Двукратное путешествие въ Америку морскихъ офицеровъ Хвостова и Давыдова, писанное симъ последнимъ.''
#''The Russian Orthodox Religious Mission in America, 1794–1837.'' 1978. 257 pp., illustrated, index. 186 pp. Translated from the Russian edition of 1894. Documents on the mission and the life of its most famous member, the
monk German (St. Herman), with ethnographic notes on the
Kodiak islanders and Aleuts by the Hieromonk Gedeon. . Out of print (1990). Subject Aleuts—Missions; Missions—Alaska—
Aleutian Islands
The Aleutian Islands ( ; ; ale, Unangam Tanangin, "land of the Aleuts"; possibly from the Chukchi ''aliat'', or "island")—also called the Aleut Islands, Aleutic Islands, or, before 1867, the Catherine Archipelago—are a chain of 14 main, ...
. Other Keywords: History of
missionary work
A missionary is a member of a Religious denomination, religious group which is sent into an area in order to promote its faith or provide services to people, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care, and economic development.Tho ...
, Alaska. Original title: ''Очеркъ изъ исторiи американской православной духовной миссiи (Кадьякской миссiи 1794–1837 гг.)''
#''
H.M.S. Sulphur on the
Northwest
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and
California
California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the ...
Coasts, 1837 and 1839.'' Accounts by Captain
Edward Belcher and Midshipman G. (Francis Guillemard) Simpkinson
[For more on Midshipman G. (Francis Guillemard) Simpkinson see: ], concerning native peoples of
Russian America
Russian America (russian: Русская Америка, Russkaya Amerika) was the name for the Russian Empire's colonial possessions in North America from 1799 to 1867. It consisted mostly of present-day Alaska in the United States, but a ...
and
California
California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the ...
. 1979. Edited by Richard Pierce and John H. Winslow. 144 pp., illustrated, maps. .
#
Piotr Aleksandrovich Tikhmenev: ''A History of the
Russian-American Company
The Russian-American Company Under the High Patronage of His Imperial Majesty (russian: Под высочайшим Его Императорского Величества покровительством Российская-Американс ...
. Vol. 2: Documents.'' 1979. Appendices to a classic account. (Vol. 1 published by
University of Washington Press
The University of Washington Press is an American academic publishing house. The organization is a division of the University of Washington, based in Seattle. Although the division functions autonomously, they have worked to assist the universi ...
, 1978.) Translated from the Russian edition of 1861–1863. . DDC: 979.802. LCC: F907. Original title: ''Историческое обозрѣніе образованіе россійско-американской компаніи и дѣйствій ея до настоящаго времени'' / составилъ П. Тихменевъ, Санктпетербургъ, 1861–1863.
#N. A. Ivashintsov: ''Russian Round-the-World Voyages, 1803–1849.'' 1980. 156 pp., illustrated, maps. translated by Glynn R. Barratt; edited by Richard A. Pierce. Translated from Russian edition of 1849, with supplementary list of voyages to 1867. Summaries, based on logs, indicating ports of call, activities and personnel. Essential for several fields of research. Illustrated. . Original title: ''Русскія кругосвѣтныя путешествія, съ 1803 по 1849 годъ'' / Н. Ивашинцовъ, Санктпетербургъ, 1872. 245 pp.
#Baron
Ferdinand von Wrangel
Baron Ferdinand Friedrich Georg Ludwig von Wrangel (russian: Барон Фердина́нд Петро́вич Вра́нгель, tr. ; – ) was a Baltic German explorer and seaman in the Imperial Russian Navy, Honorable Member of the Saint ...
: ''
Russian America
Russian America (russian: Русская Америка, Russkaya Amerika) was the name for the Russian Empire's colonial possessions in North America from 1799 to 1867. It consisted mostly of present-day Alaska in the United States, but a ...
. Statistical and Ethnographic Information on the Russian Possessions on the
Northwest Coast of America.'' 1980. With additional material by Karl-Ernst Baer. Translated from the German edition, published in St. Petersburg, 1839. Translated by Mary Sadouski, edited by Richard Pierce. Original title: ''Statistische und ethnographische Nachrichten über die russischen Besitzungen an der Nordwestküste von Amerika'' / gesammelt von Contre-Admiral von Wrangel; hrsg. von K. E. von Baer. 204 pp. .
#''The Journal of
Iakov Netsvetov: The
Atka Years, 1828–1844. '' 1980. Translated by
Lydia Black from the unpublished manuscript, with notes and supplements on the history and ethnography of the
Aleutian Islands
The Aleutian Islands ( ; ; ale, Unangam Tanangin, "land of the Aleuts"; possibly from the Chukchi ''aliat'', or "island")—also called the Aleut Islands, Aleutic Islands, or, before 1867, the Catherine Archipelago—are a chain of 14 main, ...
. 340 pp. .
#''
Siberia
Siberia ( ; rus, Сибирь, r=Sibir', p=sʲɪˈbʲirʲ, a=Ru-Сибирь.ogg) is an extensive geographical region, constituting all of North Asia, from the Ural Mountains in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east. It has been a part o ...
and Northwestern America, 1788–1792. The Journal of Carl Heinrich Merck, Naturalist With the Russian Scientific Expedition Led By Captain
Joseph Billings And
Gavriil Sarychev.'' 1980. Translated by Fritz Jaenach from the unpublished German manuscript. Includes ethnographic, biological and geological observations. Illustrated, maps, index.
#David Hunter Miller: ''
The Alaska Treaty.'' 1981. 221 pp. Definitive study of the
Alaska purchase
The Alaska Purchase (russian: Продажа Аляски, Prodazha Alyaski, Sale of Alaska) was the United States' acquisition of Alaska from the Russian Empire. Alaska was formally transferred to the United States on October 18, 1867, through a ...
, prepared in 1944 for the U.S. Dept. of State's Treaty Series, but never published. . DDC: 979.802.
#
Grigoriĭ Ivanovich Shelikhov: ''Voyage to America, 1783–1785.'' 1981. 162 pp., illustrated, maps, index, supplementary materials. Translated from Russian edition of 1812. Includes Shelikhov's book published in 1791, with materials erroneously attributed to him since early 19th century. Original title: ''Россійскаго купца Именитаго Рыльскаго гражданина Григоья Шелехова первое странствование съ 1785 по 1787 годъ изъ Охотска по Восточному Океану къ Американскимъ берегамъ, и возвращеніе его въ Россію, съ обстоятельнымъ увѣдомленіемъ объ открытіи новообрѣтенныхъ имъ острововъ Кыктака и Афагнака
проч'' .
#''
Kodiak and
Afognak Life, 1868–1870.'' 1981. The Journals of Lieutenants E. L. Huggins and John Campbell, and merchant Frederick Sargent, with other materials relating to
the first years of the American regime in Alaska, including portraits, and early map of
Kodiak. Details on ship movements, personnel, trade and life style. 163 pp.
#
Mikhail Dmitrievich Teben’kov: ''Atlas of the
Northwest Coasts of America From
Bering Strait to
Cape Corrientes and the
Aleutian Islands
The Aleutian Islands ( ; ; ale, Unangam Tanangin, "land of the Aleuts"; possibly from the Chukchi ''aliat'', or "island")—also called the Aleut Islands, Aleutic Islands, or, before 1867, the Catherine Archipelago—are a chain of 14 main, ...
with Several Sheets on the Northwest Coast of Asia.'' 1981. Compiled by Teben’kov while governor of
Russian America
Russian America (russian: Русская Америка, Russkaya Amerika) was the name for the Russian Empire's colonial possessions in North America from 1799 to 1867. It consisted mostly of present-day Alaska in the United States, but a ...
, and published in 1852. 39 sheets, boxed, with softbound vol. with rare Hydrographic Notes (109 pp.) and supplementary information. Original titles: ''Атласъ сѣверозападныхъ береговъ Америки отъ Берингова пролива до мыса Корріэнтесъ и Острововъ Алеутскихъ съ присовокупленіемъ нѣкоторыхъ мѣстъ Сѣверовосточнаго берега Азіи'' and ''Гидрографическія замѣчанія къ Атласу сѣверозападныхъ береговъ Америки, острововъ Алеутскихь и нѣкоторыхъ другихъ мѣстъ Сѣвернаго Тихаго Океана'' / капитана 1 ранга Тебѣнькова. 1981. . DDC: 623.892245. LCC: G1106.
#G. R. Adams: ''Life on the
Yukon
Yukon (; ; formerly called Yukon Territory and also referred to as the Yukon) is the smallest and westernmost of Canada's three territories. It also is the second-least populated province or territory in Canada, with a population of 43,964 as ...
, 1865–1867.'' 1982. 219 pp., illustrated. From manuscript diary of a participant in the
Western Union Telegraph Expedition, and his autobiographical account, written later.
#
Dorothy Jean Ray
Dorothy Jean Ray (October 10, 1919 – December 12, 2007) was an author and anthropologist best known for her study of Native Alaskan art and culture.
In addition to a number of published books, she has had articles and papers published in '' Ala ...
: ''Ethnohistory in the Arctic: The Bering Strait Eskimo.'' 1983. Articles assembled in one volume for the first time, on early trade, the legendary 17th century Russian settlement, the history of
St. Michael
Michael (; he, מִיכָאֵל, lit=Who is like El od, translit=Mīḵāʾēl; el, Μιχαήλ, translit=Mikhaḗl; la, Michahel; ar, ميخائيل ، مِيكَالَ ، ميكائيل, translit=Mīkāʾīl, Mīkāl, Mīkhāʾīl), also ...
, Eskimo picture writing, land tenure and polity, settlement and subsistence patterns, and place names. Translated of Russian accounts of the
Vasil’ev–
Shishmarev expedition (1819–1822). 280 pp., illustrated, maps. . LCC: E99.
#
Lydia Black: ''
Atka. An Ethnohistory of the Western Aleutians.'' 1984. 219 pp., illustrated. Problems of prehistory, ethnography, and 18th century foreign contacts, with a list of Russian voyages, the account of navigator Vasil’ev (1811–1812),
Fr. Ioann Veniaminov, and biographical materials. . DDC: 979.83. LCC: F951.
#''
The Russian-American Company. Correspondence of the Governors. Communications Sent: 1818.'' 1984. xiv, 194 pp., illustrated, index, notes. Translated of seldom-used manuscript material in
U.S. National Archives.
#''The Journals of
Iakov Netsvetov: The
Yukon
Yukon (; ; formerly called Yukon Territory and also referred to as the Yukon) is the smallest and westernmost of Canada's three territories. It also is the second-least populated province or territory in Canada, with a population of 43,964 as ...
Years, 1845–1863.'' 1984. 505 pp., illustrated, maps. Translated by
Lydia Black from unpublished manuscript in
Library of Congress
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, with notes and appendices on the history and ethnography of the Yukon and Kuskokwim regions of
Alaska
Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S ...
. .
#
Ioann Veniaminov (St. Innokentiĭ): ''Notes on the
Islands of the Unalashka District.'' 1985. 511 pp., illustrated. Translated from Russian edition, St. Petersburg, 1840. A classic account. Published jointly by the Limestone Press and the ''
Elmer E. Rasmuson Library Translation Program''. Original title: ''Записки объ островахъ Уналашкинскаго отдѣла'' and ''Записки объ атхинскихъ алеутахъ и колошахъ''. .
#
Richard A. Pierce: ''Builders of
Alaska
Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S ...
: The Russian Governors, 1818–1867.'' 1986. Biographies of
Alaska
Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S ...
’s 13 forgotten governors, from
Hagemeister to
Maksutov. 53 pp., illustrated. .
#
Frederic Litke: ''A Voyage Around The World, 1826–1829. Vol. I: To
Russian America
Russian America (russian: Русская Америка, Russkaya Amerika) was the name for the Russian Empire's colonial possessions in North America from 1799 to 1867. It consisted mostly of present-day Alaska in the United States, but a ...
and
Siberia
Siberia ( ; rus, Сибирь, r=Sibir', p=sʲɪˈbʲirʲ, a=Ru-Сибирь.ogg) is an extensive geographical region, constituting all of North Asia, from the Ural Mountains in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east. It has been a part o ...
, 1826–1827.'' 1987.Translated from French edition (Paris, 1835) by R. Marshall; with a parallel account by F. H. Baron von Kittlitz. Translated from the German edition of 1854 by V. J. Moessner. 232 pp., maps, illustrated. Original French title: ''Voyage autour du monde,: exécuté par ordre de sa majesté l’empereur Nicolas Ier, sur la corvette Le Séniavine, dans les années 1826, 1827, 1828 et 1829, par Frédéric Lutké, ... commandant de l’expédition. Partie historique, avec un atlas, litographié d’après les dessins originaux d’Alexandre Postels et du baron Kittlitz. Traduit du russe sur le manuscrit original, sous les yeux de l’auteur, par le conseiller d’état F. Boyé. Tome I–III.'' Original Russian title: ''Путешествіе вокругъ свѣта, совершенное по повелѣнію императора Николая I, на военномъ шлюпѣ Сенявинъ въ 1826, 1827, 1828 и 1829 годахъ, Флота Капитаномъ Ѳедоромъ Литке.'' .
#A. I. Alekseev: ''The Odyssey of a Russian Scientist: I. G. Voznesenskiĭ in
Alaska
Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S ...
,
California
California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the ...
and
Siberia
Siberia ( ; rus, Сибирь, r=Sibir', p=sʲɪˈbʲirʲ, a=Ru-Сибирь.ogg) is an extensive geographical region, constituting all of North Asia, from the Ural Mountains in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east. It has been a part o ...
, 1839–1849.'' 1988. Translated from the Russian edition (Moscow, 1977), by Wilma C. Follette. Edited by
Richard A. Pierce 130 pp., illustrated, maps.
#
Ann Fienup-Riordan, editor: ''
The Yup’ik Eskimo as Described in the Travel Journals and Ethnographic Accounts of
John and Edith Kilbuck, 1885–1900.'' 1988. lvii + 528 pp., illustrated, maps. .
#''The Round The World Voyage of Hieromonk Gideon 1803–1809.'' 1989. Translated with introduction and notes by
Lydia T. Black
Lydia T. Black (; December 16, 1925 – March 12, 2007) was an American anthropologist.
She won an American Book Award for ''Russians in Tlingit America: The Battles of Sitka, 1802 And 1804''. She also received a Historian of the Year award ...
. xiii + 184 pp., illustrated, maps. .
Alaska
Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S ...
State Library Historical Monograph No. 9.
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Richard A. Pierce: ''
Russian America
Russian America (russian: Русская Америка, Russkaya Amerika) was the name for the Russian Empire's colonial possessions in North America from 1799 to 1867. It consisted mostly of present-day Alaska in the United States, but a ...
, A Biographical Dictionary.'' 1990. Data on over 600 Russian and foreign statesmen, explorers, administrators, and skippers, Native leaders and women. 560 pp., illustrated. .
#A. I. Alekseev: ''The Destiny of
Russian America
Russian America (russian: Русская Америка, Russkaya Amerika) was the name for the Russian Empire's colonial possessions in North America from 1799 to 1867. It consisted mostly of present-day Alaska in the United States, but a ...
, 1741–1867.'' 1990. Translated from the Russian edition, Moscow, 1975. 340 pp. A comprehensive history. . DDC: 979.802. LCC: F907.
#''Russia in North America. Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on
Russian America
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.
Sitka,
Alaska
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, August 19–22, 1987.'' 1990. 527 pp., illustrated.
#Katherine Plummer, editor: ''A Japanese Glimpse at the Outside World, 1839–1843. The Travels of Jirokichi in
Hawaii
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,
Siberia
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&
Alaska
Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S ...
.'' Adapted from a translation of Bandan. 1991. 182 +94 pp., illustrated.
#Rhys Richards: ''Captain
Simon Metcalfe, Pioneer Fur Trader in the
Pacific Northwest
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,
Hawaii
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and
China, 1787–1794.'' 1991. 234 pp., illustrated. . DDC: 338.476753092.
#''The Lovtsov Atlas of the
North Pacific Ocean
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Etymology
The word ''no ...
, Compiled at Bol’sheretsk,
Kamchatka
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, in 1782.'' 1991. Translated, with introduction and notes, by
Lydia T. Black
Lydia T. Black (; December 16, 1925 – March 12, 2007) was an American anthropologist.
She won an American Book Award for ''Russians in Tlingit America: The Battles of Sitka, 1802 And 1804''. She also received a Historian of the Year award ...
.
#
E. O. Essig, Adele Ogden & Clarence John DuFour: ''
Fort Ross,
California
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Outpost of Russia.
Alaska
Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S ...
, 1812–1841.'' 1991. Reprint. Quarterly of the
California Historical Society
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, Vol. 12: 3,
San Francisco
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, September 1933. . DDC: 979.4. LCC: F869.
#Roscoe, Fredition: ''From Humboldt to
Kodiak 1886–1895. Recollections of a frontier childhood.'' 1992. Edited by Stanley N. Roscoe. Softbound. .
#
Georg Heinrich von Langsdorff
Georg Heinrich Freiherr von Langsdorff (8 April 1774 – 9 June 1852) was a German naturalist and explorer, as well as a Russian diplomat, better known by his Russian name, Grigori Ivanovich Langsdorf.
He was a naturalist and physician on the ...
: ''Remarks and Observations on a Voyage Around the World From 1803 to 1807.'' 1993. A new translation from German edition of 1812, by Joan Moessner. Two volumes in one. Illustrated. .
#Kiril Timofeevich Khlebnikov: ''Notes on
Russian America
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, Parts II–IV:
Kad’iak,
Unalashka,
Atkha,
The Pribylovs and
St. Matthew Island
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.'' 1994. 424 pp. Original title: ''Русская Америка в неопубликованных записках К. Т. Хлебникова: Ново-Архангельск.'' Наука, Л., 1979. Transcribed by Roza G. Liapunova and Svetlana Fedorova. Translated from the Russian edition of 1979 by Marina Ramsay. .
#Kiril Timofeevich Khlebnikov: ''Notes on
Russian America
Russian America (russian: Русская Америка, Russkaya Amerika) was the name for the Russian Empire's colonial possessions in North America from 1799 to 1867. It consisted mostly of present-day Alaska in the United States, but a ...
. Part I:
Novo-Arkhangel’sk.'' 1994. 308 pp. Original title: ''Русская Америка в «записках» К. Т. Хлебникова: Ново-Архангельск.'' Наука, М., 1985. Transcribed by Svetlana Fedorova. Translated from the Russian edition of 1985 by Serge Lecomte and
Richard A. Pierce. .
#John Middleton: ''Clothing in Colonial
Russian America
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. A New Look.'' 1996. Edited by Lyn Kalani. 138 pp, illustrated. .
#Bolkhovitinov, Nikolai Nikolaevich: ''
Russian-American Relations
Russian Americans ( rus, русские американцы, r=russkiye amerikantsy, p= ˈruskʲɪje ɐmʲɪrʲɪˈkant͡sɨ) are Americans of full or partial Russian ancestry. The term can apply to recent Russian immigrants to the United State ...
and the
Sale of Alaska, 1834–1867''. 1996. Translated and edited by Richard A. Pierce. 405 pp, illustrated, index. .
#Robert DeArmond: ''The
USS Saginaw in
Alaska
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n Waters 1867–1868.'' 1997. 174 pp. . .
#Mary Malloy: ''‘Boston Men’ on the Northwest Coast: The American Maritime Fur Trade.'' 232 pp. .
#Richard A. Pierce (ed.): ''The Romance of
Nikolai Rezanov and Concepcion Arguello/The
Concha Arguello Story.'' 1998. . Paperback.
#
Lydia Black: ''History and Ethnohistory of the Aleutians East Borough''. 1999. . .
#Emily R. Baker: ''Caleb Reynolds: American Seafarer''. 2000, pp. xiv + 213, ill., maps, bibliography, appendices, notes. index. Hardback. .
#Alix O’Grady: ''From
the Baltic
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The sea stretches from 53°N to 66°N latitude and from 10 ...
to
Russian America
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, 1829–1836. The Journey of
Elisabeth von Wrangell.'' 2001. .
Books on
Ukraine
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*
Lubomyr Y. Luciuk: ''Ukrainians in the Making: Their
Kingston
Kingston may refer to:
Places
* List of places called Kingston, including the five most populated:
** Kingston, Jamaica
** Kingston upon Hull, England
** City of Kingston, Victoria, Australia
** Kingston, Ontario, Canada
** Kingston upon Thames, ...
Story.'' 1980. .
*Bohdan Kordan and
Lubomyr Luciuk, eds. ''A Delicate and Difficult Question: Documents in the History of Ukrainians in Canada, 1899–1962''. 1986. .
*Bohdan Kordan and
Lubomyr Luciuk, compilers: ''Anglo-American Perspectives on the Ukrainian Question, 1938–1951: A Documentary Collection.'' Foreword by Hugh A. Macdonald. 1987. . DDC: 947.710842. LCC: DK508.833.
*Marco Carynnyk,
Lubomyr Luciuk & Bohdan Kordan, eds.: ''
The Foreign Office and the Famine: British Documents on Ukraine and the Great Famine of 1932–1933.'' Foreword by
Michael R. Marrus. 1988. . DDC: 363.809477109043. LCC: HC337.
*
Lubomyr Y. Luciuk: ''A Time for Atonement: Canada's First National Internment Operations and the Ukrainian Canadians, 1914–1920.'' 1988. .
Books on
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*K. Nyamayaro Mufuka: ''Missions and politics in
Malawi
Malawi (; or aláwi Tumbuka: ''Malaŵi''), officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northe ...
.'' ca. 1977. (also ). DDC: 266.26897
*
Bridglal Pachai: ''Land and Politics in
Malawi
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, 1875–1975.'' ca. 1978. Paperback. (also ). DDC: 333.73096897. LCC: HD997.
*Kenneth O. Hall: ''Imperial Proconsul (
Sir Hercules Robinson and
South Africa
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1881–1889, Modern Africa #3)''. 1980. Hardcover. .
*A. J. Christopher: ''The Crown Lands of
British South Africa, 1853–1914.'' 1984. . DDC: 333.10968. LCC: HD991.
Books on other topics
*Lanny B. Fields: ''
Tso Tsung-t’ang and the Muslims: Statecraft in
Northwest China
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The region is characterized by a (semi-)ari ...
, 1868–1880.'' 1978. . DDC: 951.030924. LCC: DS760.9
*N. T. Mirov: ''The Road I Came: The Memoirs of a Russian-American Forester.'' 1978. . DDC: 634.90924. LCC: SD129
*Marion E. Meyer: ''The Jews of
Kingston
Kingston may refer to:
Places
* List of places called Kingston, including the five most populated:
** Kingston, Jamaica
** Kingston upon Hull, England
** City of Kingston, Victoria, Australia
** Kingston, Ontario, Canada
** Kingston upon Thames, ...
: A Microcosm of Canadian
Jewry?'' ca. 1983. . DDC: 971.372004924. LCC: F1059.5
*C. M. D. Crowder (ed.): ''Unity, Heresy and Reform, 1378–1460: The Conciliar Response to the Great Schism''. ca. 1986. . DDC: 262.52
*J. L. Black and D. K. Buse: ''
G.-F. Müller and
Siberia
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, 1733–1743''. Translation of German materials by Victoria Joan Moessner. 1989. . DDC: 915.7047. LCC: DK754.
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