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.
Record details
ISBN:0062218298
ISBN:9780062218292
Physical Description:xv, 366 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps, portraits ; 24 cm print
Edition:First edition.
Publisher:New York, NY : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2014]
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 316-351) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
The launch -- The journey -- Pacific Empire and war -- Fate of the Astorians.