Alaskan Shipping 1867-1878

This work is based on a list kept by collectors of customs at Sitka in the 19th century and now in the U.S. National Archives in Washington, D.C. Information includes date, name and type of ship, records of damage, and the port to which each vessel was heading.

About the author

Richard Austin Pierce (July 26, 1918, Manteca, California - September 14, 2004, Kingston, Ontario) was an American historian and publisher who specialized in the Russian era of Alaska's history. He was involved in the publishing of more than 60 volumes on Alaska's history, in the capacity of author, translator, editor, and publisher, and was considered one of the foremost authorities on Russian America.

Product details

• Authors: Richard A Pierce
• Publisher: University Of Alaska Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.01.1972
• EAN: 9780919642867
• ISBN: 978-0-919642-86-7
• No. of pages: 63
• Dimensions: 178 mm x 254 mm x 8 mm
• Weight: 113 g
• Subject: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous