Astoria : Astor and Jefferson's lost Pacific empire : a tale of ambition and survival on the early American frontier
Stark, Peter2015
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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.
New York : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2015.
xxiii, 370 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 21 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 350-355) and index.
The launch -- The journey -- Pacific empire and war.
9780062218308
978.02
English
312813
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Beaumaris Library | Adult Non Fiction - History | 978.02 STA | Available |