print email comment close Meeting of Frontiers URL: http://frontiers.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfhome.html Description: This bilingual, multimedia English-Russian digital library "tells the story of the American exploration and settlement of the West, the parallel exploration and settlement of Siberia and the Russian Far East, and the meeting of the Russian-American frontier in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest." Discusses the meaning of the frontier to each nation, the concepts of colonization and national identity, and the perception each nation has had of the other throughout their expansions. Also includes an extensive bibliography and annotated webliography. From the Library of Congress, in cooperation with the National Library of Russia and the Russian State Library. Publisher: Library of Congress Extra Keywords manifest, destiny Library of Congress Subject Headings: Russia -- History United States -- History West (U.S.) -- History LII Database Information: Record 16062 created by Hillary Theyer on 01/27/2000 Last modification on 01/30/2000 Published: 01/27/2000   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/16062