Astoria - 9781539457480

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 fort was surrendered to the British.

• | Author: Washington Irving, Ravell
• | Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• | Publication Date: Oct 10, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 418 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1539457486
• | ISBN-13: 9781539457480