Alexis in America : A Russian Grand Duke's Tour, 1871-1872 / Lee Farrow.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Farrow, Lee A., 1966-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Visits of state--United States.

Visits of state.

Alekseĭ Aleksandrovich, Grand Duke of Russia, 1850-1908.

Alekseĭ Aleksandrovich.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (297 p.)

Place of Publication:

Baton Rouge, Louisiana : Louisiana State University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the autumn of 1871, Alexis Romanov, the fourth son of Tsar Alexander II of Russia, set sail from his homeland for an extended journey through the United States and Canada. A major milestone in U.S.-Russia relations, the tour also served Duke Alexis's family by helping to extricate him from an unsuitable romantic entanglement with the daughter of a poet. Alexis in America recounts the duke's progress through the major American cities, detailing his meetings with celebrated figures such as Samuel Morse and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and describing the national self-reflection that his presenc

Contents:

Introduction : the eagle, today, nestles close to the bear

Born in the shadow of an imperial crown

God bless the empire that loves the great union

Where every man is a sovereign

Leaving his Russian steppes behind

"Roamin' off" to the midwest

So happy to be hunting again

This young duck of Muscovy

Conclusion : buffalo tales and Mardi Gras myths.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780807158418

0807158410

9780807158401

0807158402

OCLC:

894554048