Kenneth N Owens: 2 books
Empire Maker
Aleksandr Baranov and Russian Colonial Expansion into Alaska and Northern California
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2016
A native of northern Russia, Alexander Baranov was a middle-aged merchant trader with no prior experience in the fur trade when, in 1790, he arrived in North America to assume command over Russia’s highly profitable sea otter business. With the title of chief manager, he strengthened his leadership...
by Francis M. Thompson, Kenneth N. Owens
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2013
Frank Thompson’s lively memoir details his experiences in the upper Missouri country at the beginning of the Montana gold rush. A young man at the outset of the Civil War, Thompson supported the Union cause but realized that military life was not for him. Turning to the frontier, he headed west...