The Sea Runners - Ivan Doig [92]
instances: Alaska as synonymous with Russian America; Baranof as the name of the island which in 1853 was still called Sitka Island; and governor for the personage whose title in Russian is more accurately "chief manager."
The term "pood" is a Russian unit of weight equivalent to 36.11 pounds.
Kaigani Strait herein is not the modern-day passage between the Alaskan islands of Dall and Long, but the contemporary Russian designation of Dixon Entrance.
Arisankhana Island is a composite of the Northwest coastal islands from whose names I made it up.
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