Alexis in America: a Russian grand duke's tour, [Lee A Farrow] -- In the autumn of , 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. by Professor Lee A. Farrow. In the autumn of , 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. This journey was a major milestone in US and Russian relations. As the first visit of a Russian royal to America, it spurred public interest, rumors, and cultural exchange. · He would be known as the Grand Duke Alexis for his whole life. He was 21 years old when he arrived, in late November of in New York City, for his grand tour of America. He was feted with balls, dinners,and city tours in every town he visited. He was known as the handsome son in his large Russian, Romanov family/5.
Dr. Lee A. Farrow gave an overview of her book, Alexis in America: A Russian Grand Duke's Tour, , which recounts the duke's progress through the major American cities of the period, detailing his meetings with public figures and describing the national self-reflection that his presence spurred in the American bltadwin.ru tour was not without incident: many city officials balked at. Alexis in America: The Grand Tour of a Russian Grand Duke, The story of the Grand Duke's trip is more than just a tale of forbidden love, political intrigue and colorful characters. It also touches upon important developments and events in the late nineteenth century, both in the United States and Russia. In the autumn of , 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.
In the autumn of , 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. bltadwin.ru Farrow is a Distinguished Teaching Professor of History at Auburn University at Montgomery. She grew up in Louisiana and received a Ph.D. in History from Tulane University, with a specialty in Russian History. In the autumn of , 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.
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