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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: 9780062218315 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 006221831X (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: 1 online resource : illustrations (some color), maps.
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York, NY : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2014]
Copyright: © 2014.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	The launch -- The journey -- Pacific Empire and war -- Fate of the Astorians.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.