Journals of the Priest Ioann Veniaminov in Alaska, 1823 to 1836

by Innokentii and Jerome Kisslinger

These twelve journals comprise formal reports by Ioann (Ivan) Veniaminov to his diocesan office at Irkustsk, written while he was assigned to the Unalaska and Novo-Arkhangel'sk (Sitka) parishes. The journal entries locate villages, provide insights into village leadership, describe travel routes, conditions, and modes of transportation. They also contain accounts of the Nushagak region Yupiit, as well as a description of Fort Ross and the newly independent...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0912006641
• ISBN13: 9780912006642
• Release Date: September 1993
• Publisher: University of Alaska Press
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.0"