The fur empire of the Russian-American Company, ruled from Kodiak and then New Archangel (Sitka), which monopolized the sea-otter trade from the Aleutians to the panhandle.
A thin chain of coastal posts that never penetrated the interior; with the otter hunted out and the treasury strained, Russia sold its claim to the United States in 1867 for $7.2 million, ending Russian America.
The atlas holds 3 border frames for Russian America — the shape you scrub through changes in 1741 · 1799 · 1867.
A focused scholarly history of the Russian-American Company colony from Kodiak to Sitka.
A comprehensive history of Russian America and its impact on Alaska Native peoples.