Vitus Bering battles storms,supply shortages and a reluctant crew to discover if Russia and America are connected. Can he complete his exploration and return safely to Russia? Watch this episode and find out.
Nikolai Rezanov comes to the Presidio of San Francisco in search of food for the starving Russian and Aleut colonists at New Archangel (now Sitka). In the course of his negotiations he meets and falls in love with Concepcion Arguello, daughter of the Commandant. Is he just using her for political ends? Is this lonely man looking for solace after the death of his wife two years before? Have these two people found love at the far end of the world? Watch this episode and find out.
Nikolai Rezanov comes to the Presidio of San Francisco in search of food for the starving Russian and Aleut colonists at New Archangel (now Sitka). In the course of his negotiations he meets and falls in love with Concepcion Arguello, daughter of the Commandant. Is he just using her for political ends? Is this lonely man looking for solace after the death of his wife two years before? Have these two people found love at the far end of the world? Watch this episode and find out.