Astoria and Empire

New
Paperback
1993
$41.10

In his 1836 account, Washington Irving immortalized Astoria, but it has been a footnote to the history of western expansion - a reminder of John Jacob Astor's failed attempt to establish a fur-trading empire at the mouth of the Columbia from 1810 to 1813. This book tells the importance of the Astoria venture.

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In his 1836 account, Washington Irving immortalized Astoria, but it has been a footnote to the history of western expansion - a reminder of John Jacob Astor's failed attempt to establish a fur-trading empire at the mouth of the Columbia from 1810 to 1813. This book tells the importance of the Astoria venture.

$41.10

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 416
Edition: New e.
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Published: 01 Feb 1993
ISBN 10: 9780803289
ISBN 13: 9780803289420