Stark, Peter,  1954- <br/><br/>
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 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 346-351) and index. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780062218292 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>bl2014004837 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Astor, John Jacob, 1763-1848. <br/>Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 <br/>Astor, John Jacob, 1763-1848. <br/>Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>Tonquin (Ship)<br/>Pacific Fur Company.<br/>Tonquin (Ship)<br/>Pacific Fur Company.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Overland journeys to the Pacific.<br/>Voyages to the Pacific coast.<br/>Fur trade--History--Columbia River Valley--19th century.<br/>Overland journeys to the Pacific.<br/>Fur trade--History.--Columbia River Valley
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Astoria (Or.)--History.<br/>Northwest, Pacific--Discovery and exploration.<br/>Astoria (Or.)--History.<br/>Pacific Northwest--Exploration.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>F884.A5  / S73 2014 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>979.5/46 979.5