Letters from the Governor's Wife: A View of Russian Alaska 1859-1862 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9788779341593)

In 1859 the Finnish-Swedish aristocrat and naval officer, Hampus Furuhjelm arrived in Alaska as one of the Russian colony's last ambassadors. He brought with him his young wife Anna Furuhjelm, who wrote many long letters in English to her mother. These letters, for the first time, give us a vivid picture of everyday life in the colonial capital, Sitka, in the period shortly before the USA. took over Alaska. The letters have been edited and commented by Anna Furuhjelm's great-granddaughter, Anni Christensen.

Author: Anni Christensen
ISBN-10: 8779341594
ISBN-13: 9788779341593
Publisher: Aarhus University Press
Language: English
Published: 11/04/2006
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.32lbs
Size: 9.42h x 6.70w x 0.78d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2006 pg. 91