Astoria: Astor and Jefferson's Lost Pacific Empire: A Tale of Ambition and Survival on the Early American Frontier by Peter Stark

Astoria: Astor and Jefferson's Lost Pacific Empire: A Tale of Ambition and Survival on the Early American Frontier

Peter Stark

400 pages first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction history adventurous informative fast-paced
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In the tradition of The Lost City of Z and Skeletons in the Zahara, Astoria is the thrilling, true-adventure tale of the 1810 Astor Expedition, an epic, now forgotten, three-year journey to forge an American empire on the Pacific Coast. Peter Star...

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adventurous 90%
informative 87%
tense 22%
dark 19%
challenging 9%
inspiring 9%
mysterious 6%
reflective 6%
emotional 3%
hopeful 3%
sad 3%

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fast 15%

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