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

Astoria John Jacob Astor and Thomas Jefferson's lost Pacific empire ; a story of wealth, ambition, and survival

The launchThe journey -- Pacific Empire and war -- Fate of the Astorians.

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1. Verfasser: Stark, Peter (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: New York, NY Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2014
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Astor, John Jacob > Jefferson, Thomas > West (U.S.) > Discovery and exploration > Northwest, Pacific > History > Astoria (Or.) > Astoria, Or. > Geschichte > USA > Entdeckungsreise > Geschichte 1810-1813
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Zusammenfassung:The launchThe 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
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages [316]-351) and index
Beschreibung:xv, 366 S., [8 Bl.]
illustrations (some color), maps, portraits
24 cm
ISBN:9780062218292
978-0-06-221829-2
0062218298
0-06-221829-8