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Astoria : John Jacob Astor and Thomas Jefferson's lost Pacific empire : a story of wealth, ambition, and survival  Cover Image Book Book

Astoria : John Jacob Astor and Thomas Jefferson's lost Pacific empire : a story of wealth, ambition, and survival / Peter Stark.

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780062218292 :
  • ISBN: 0062218298
  • Physical Description: xv, 366 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps, portraits ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2014]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [316]-351) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
The launch -- The journey -- Pacific Empire and war -- Fate of the Astorians.
Subject: Astor, John Jacob, 1763-1848.
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.
West (U.S.) > Discovery and exploration.
Northwest, Pacific > History.
Astoria (Or.) > History.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Skagit Evergreen Libraries.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Burlington Public Library System. (Show)
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