Lord of Alaska: Baranov and the Russian Adventure

by Hector Chevigny

Book by Chevigny, Hector

Genres: History, Russia

317 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1941

About the author

Hector Chevigny was a radio writer and author of several popular historical novels about Alaska. He received his B.A. from Gonzaga University in 1927 and did postgraduate work at the University of Washington in 1928. He began his writing career as the editor of the Spokane, Washington, County News and then broke into radio with Seattle's station KOMO in 1928, as a scriptwriter for "Pioneers." He also taught a course on Radio Writing for the University of Washington.

In 1935 he moved to Hollywood and became a Director at CBS, where he scripted comedy and drama programs for their radio department.

Reviews

[Megan · Rating 2 out of 5]

Very interesting premise, but difficult to read. Lots of details thrown at you with lots of names to keep straight. Not the most well written book, but definitely interesting history and political issues brought up from the beginnings of Alaskan discovery by Europeans.