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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Choice Review     Library Journal Review     Publisher Weekly Review     More Content       More by this author     Stark, Peter, 1954-     Subjects     Astor, John Jacob, 1763-1848.     Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.     Overland journeys to the Pacific.     Voyages to the Pacific coast.     Fur trade -- Columbia River Valley -- History -- 19th century.     West (U.S.) -- Discovery and exploration.     Northwest, Pacific -- History.     Astoria (Or.) -- History.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Stark, Peter, 1954-       by title:      Astoria : John Jacob...       by call number:      978.02 S795a     Search the Web     Stark, Peter, 1954-     Astor, John Jacob, 1763-1848.     Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.     Overland journeys to the Pacific.     Voyages to the Pacific coast.     Fur trade -- Columbia River Valley -- History -- 19th century.     West (U.S.) -- Discovery and exploration.     Northwest, Pacific -- History.     Astoria (Or.) -- History.       MARC Display

Astoria : John Jacob Astor and Thomas Jefferson's lost Pacific empire : a story of wealth, ambition, and survival / Peter Stark. by Stark, Peter, 1954- Ecco, c2014. Call #: 978.02 S795a Subjects Astor, John Jacob, 1763-1848.   Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.   Overland journeys to the Pacific.   Voyages to the Pacific coast.   Fur trade -- Columbia River Valley -- History -- 19th century.   West (U.S.) -- Discovery and exploration.   Northwest, Pacific -- History.   Astoria (Or.) -- History. ISBN:  9780062218292 (hc.) 0062218298 (hc.) Alternate title:  John Jacob Astor and Thomas Jefferson's lost Pacific empire : a story of wealth, ambition, and survival Edition:  1st ed. Description:  xv, 366 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps, portraits ; 24 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (p. [316]-351) and index. Contents:  The launch -- The journey -- Pacific Empire and war -- Fate of the Astorians. Summary:  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. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Alderney Gate Public Library Adult Nonfiction 978.02 S795a Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Central Library Adult Nonfiction 978.02 S795a Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Central Library Adult Nonfiction 978.02 S795a Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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