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

Stark, Peter, 1954-

Astoria : John Jacob Astor and Thomas Jefferson's lost Pacific empire : a story of wealth, ambition, and survival / Peter Stark. - First edition. - xv, 366 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 346-351) and index.

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.

ISBN: 9780062218292

LCCN: bl2014004837

Subjects--Personal Names:
Astor, John Jacob, 1763-1848.
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
Astor, John Jacob, 1763-1848.
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Tonquin (Ship)
Pacific Fur Company.
Tonquin (Ship)
Pacific Fur Company.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Overland journeys to the Pacific.
Voyages to the Pacific coast.
Fur trade--History--Columbia River Valley--19th century.
Overland journeys to the Pacific.
Fur trade--History.--Columbia River Valley

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Astoria (Or.)--History.
Northwest, Pacific--Discovery and exploration.
Astoria (Or.)--History.
Pacific Northwest--Exploration.

LC Class. No.: F884.A5 / S73 2014

Dewey Class. No.: 979.5/46 979.5