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Astoria : John Jacob Astor and Thomas Jefferson's lost Pacific empire : a story of wealth, ambition, and survival / Peter Stark.
Título:
Astoria : John Jacob Astor and Thomas Jefferson's lost Pacific empire : a story of wealth, ambition, and survival / Peter Stark.
ISBN:
9780062218292
Autor personal:
Stark, Peter, 1954-
Edición:
First edition.
Información de publicación:
New York, NY : Ecco, [2014]
Descripción física:
xv, 366 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps, portraits ; 24 cm
Contenido:
The launch -- The journey -- Pacific Empire and war -- Fate of the Astorians.
Síntesis:
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.
Materia personal:
Astor, John Jacob, 1763-1848.

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.
Término geográfico:
West (U.S.) -- Discovery and exploration.

Northwest, Pacific -- History.

Astoria (Or.) -- History.
DAK_OCLC_NUMBER:
ocn850180680
Disponibilidad:
Apple Valley - Galaxie~1

Eagan - Wescott~1
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