Astoria, John Jacob Astor and Thomas Jefferson's lost Pacific empire : a story of wealth, ambition, and survival, Peter Stark
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Astoria, John Jacob Astor and Thomas Jefferson's lost Pacific empire : a story of wealth, ambition, and survival, Peter Stark
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [316]-351) and index
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Astoria
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bibliography
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Peter Stark
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John Jacob Astor and Thomas Jefferson's lost Pacific empire : a story of wealth, ambition, and survival
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
Table Of Contents
The launch -- The journey -- Pacific Empire and war -- Fate of the Astorians
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adult
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