Title:
Astoria : John Jacob Astor and Thomas Jefferson's lost Pacific empire : a story of wealth, ambition, and survival
Author:
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Date:
2014
Publication Information:
New York, NY : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2014]
Physical Description:
xv, 366 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps, portraits ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9780062218292
Abstract:
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.
Contents:
The launch -- The journey -- Pacific Empire and war -- Fate of the Astorians.
Language:
English
