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100 1 _aIrving, Washington,
_d1783-1859
245 1 0 _aAstoria; Or, Anecdotes of an Enterprise Beyond the Rocky Mountains
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2006
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aWikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astoria_(book)
500 _aRelease date is 2006-02-19
508 _aProduced by An Anonymous Volunteer and David Widger
520 _a"Astoria; Or, Anecdotes of an Enterprise Beyond the Rocky Mountains" by Washington Irving is a historical account published in 1836. The book chronicles John Jacob Astor's ambitious 1810–1813 expedition to establish an American trading post at the mouth of the Columbia River. Financed to compete with British interests, the venture involved perilous sea voyages and overland journeys that blazed the future Oregon Trail. The enterprise ultimately failed due to the War of 1812, conflicts with indigenous peoples, and harsh conditions, costing sixty lives and ending with the sale of all assets to rivals. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aAstoria (Or.)
653 _aOverland journeys to the Pacific
653 _aFur trade -- Oregon
653 _aNorthwestern States -- Description and travel
653 _aPacific Fur Company
653 _aVoyages to the Pacific coast
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1371
999 _c43487
_d43487