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Stark, Peter,
1954-
Astoria :
John Jacob Astor and Thomas Jefferson's lost Pacific empire : a story of wealth, ambition, and survival /
Peter Stark.
John Jacob Astor and Thomas Jefferson's lost Pacific empire : a story of wealth, ambition, and survival.
First edition.
New York, NY :
Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers,
[2014]
xv, 366 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :
illustrations (some color), maps, portraits ;
24 cm.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [316]-351) and index.
The launch -- The journey -- Pacific Empire and war -- Fate of the Astorians.
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.
20140524.
A copy presented to the Douglas County Library System by the Ethel Sojka gift.
Astor, John Jacob
1763-1848.
Jefferson, Thomas
1743-1826.
Northwest, Pacific
History.
West (U.S)
Discovery and exploration.
Astoria (Or)
History.