Background
Pierce, Richard Austin was born on July 26, 1918 in Manteca, California, United States. Son of J. Austin and Catherine (Treat) Pierce.
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Eastward to Empire: Exploration and Conquest on the Russian Open Frontier to 1750
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This book is the first full-length documented account in English of one of the most remarkable records of expansion in history - the growth of Russia from a congeries of Slavic tribes on the eastern border of Europe to the largest nation in the world. In broad outline, it is the story of the advance of the Russians on the sparsely populated 'open' frontier to the north, east, and south, followed by their rapid progress across Siberia to the Pacific. The early stages are marked by the acquisition by Novgorod of a 'fur empire' in the northeast, the emergence of rival states on the Volga, and the eventual triumph of Moscow over Novgorod, leading to the long struggle with the several Tarar states formed in the breakup of the Golden Horde. The conquest of Kasan opens the way to the Urals, and is followed by the rise of the frontier domain of the Stroganov family, from which came the expedition of Ermak, 'the Russian Cortez', against the Khanate of Sibir. the authors trace successively the conquest of the Ob, Enisei, and Lena valleys, the Baikal and Amur regions, and go on to describe the first border conflicts with China, the exploration of the Arctic coastal regions, the conquest of the Kamchatka and Chukotka peninsulas, and the voyages of Vitus Bering, which brought about a 'fur rush' to the ultimate frontier, the northwest coasts of North America. Special attention is given to the rise of the Cossacks and the achievements of Tsar Boris Godunov as an empire-builder. Dealing primarily with exploration and conquest, Eastward to Empire provides an indispensable base for further study of the social, economic, and administrative developments that occurred in the wake of the advancing frontier.
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Eastward to Empire: Exploration and Conquest on the Russian Open Frontier to 1750 by George V. Lantzeff (1973-06-03)
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Russian Central Asia, 1867-1917: A Study in Colonial Rule
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Eastward to Empire: Exploration and Conquest on the Russian Open Frontier to 1750 by George V. Lantzeff (1973-06-01)
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Russian America: A Biographical Dictionary (Alaska History)
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Richard Austin Pierce
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Bachelor, University of California, Berkeley, 1940; Master of Arts, University of California, Berkeley, 1952; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley, 1956.
Career
Professor, Queen's U., Kingston, Ontario, Canada, 1959-1983; professor emeritus, Queen's U., Kingston, Ontario, Canada, since 1983; professor of history, U. Alaska, Fairbanks, since 1988.
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Eastward to Empire: Exploration and Conquest on the Russian Open Frontier to 1750
(This book is the first full-length documented account in ...)
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Eastward to Empire: Exploration and Conquest on the Russian Open Frontier to 1750 by George V. Lantzeff (1973-06-03)
(Will be shipped from US. Used books may not include compa...)
- Russian Central Asia, 1867-1917: A Study in Colonial Rule
- Eastward to Empire: Exploration and Conquest on the Russian Open Frontier to 1750 by George V. Lantzeff (1973-06-01)
- Russian America: A Biographical Dictionary (Alaska History)
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Eastward to Empire: Exploration and Conquest on the Russian Open Frontier to 1750
Membership
With United States Army, 1941-1945.
Connections
Married Vera Hilda Morris, January 5, 1955. 1 child, Catherine Hilda.
