Astoria illustrated by Washington Irving

Astoria illustrated

Washington Irving

532 pages missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction travel adventurous reflective slow-paced
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In 1811 a group of American traders built a fort at the mouth of the Columbia River, named Fort Astoria in honor of its financier, John Jacob Astor. Envisioned as the spur of a fur-trading empire, by 1813 the project was a business failure and the...

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