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Astoria: Astor and Jefferson's Lost Pacific Empire; A Story of Wealth, Ambition, and Survival
By Stark, Peter
- ISBN
- 9780062218292 9780062218315
- Publisher
- Ecco: HarperCollins
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Library Journal
Starred Review on March 1, 2014 | Prepub Alert
Stark (The Last Empty Places) vividly writes of fur trader John Jacob Astor's capitalist quest, put forth in 1810, to establish an American colony on the northern Pacific coast at the mouth of the mighty Columbia River. His grand plans to connect an Atlantic-based America to the trade routes of the Pacific were encouraged by President Jefferson; both men wanted an American presence firmly established in the continental Nor...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
