Overview
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
