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Astoria : Astor and Jefferson's lost Pacific empire : a tale of ambition and survival on the early American frontier Cover Image Book Book

Astoria : Astor and Jefferson's lost Pacific empire : a tale of ambition and survival on the early American frontier

Stark, Peter 1954- (author.).

Summary: Documents the 1810 to 1813 expedition, financed by millionaire John Jacob Astor and encouraged by Thomas Jefferson, to establish Fort Astoria, a trading post on the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest.

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  • ISBN: 0062218301 (trade paperback)
  • ISBN: 9780062218308 (trade paperback)
  • Physical Description: xxiii, 370 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm
    print
  • Edition: First Ecco paperback edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2015]

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General Note:
"With a new afterword." -- Cover
Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 320-355) and index.
Formatted Contents Note: The launch -- The journey -- Pacific Empire and war -- Fate of the Astorians.

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Subject: United States, West
Pacific Northwest
Oregon Astoria
Discoveries in geography
Jefferson, Thomas 1743-1826
Astor, John Jacob 1763-1848
Astoria (Or.) History
Northwest, Pacific History
West (U.S.) Discovery and exploration
Jefferson, Thomas 1743-1826
Astor, John Jacob 1763-1848
Genre: History.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at La Conner Regional Library.

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