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Astoria and Empire
Astoria and Empire
Author: James P. Ronda
In his 1836 account Washington Irving immortalized Astoria, but it has been a footnote to the history of western expansion?a doleful reminder of John Jacob Astor's failed attempt to establish a fur-trading empire at the mouth of the Columbia from 1810 to 1813. Now James P. Ronda makes clear the importance of the Astoria venture in large and comp...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780803238961
ISBN-10: 0803238967
Publication Date: 8/1/1990
Pages: 400
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Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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