Astoria
Author | : Washington Irving |
Publsiher | : London : R. Bentley |
Total Pages | : 454 |
Release | : 1839 |
Genre | : Astoria (Or.) |
ISBN | : |
Rating | : 4./5 ( downloads) |
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Author | : Washington Irving |
Publsiher | : London : R. Bentley |
Total Pages | : 454 |
Release | : 1839 |
Genre | : Astoria (Or.) |
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Rating | : 4./5 ( downloads) |
Author | : Washington Irving |
Publsiher | : |
Total Pages | : 298 |
Release | : 1836 |
Genre | : Astoria (Or.) |
ISBN | : |
Rating | : 4./5 ( downloads) |
In 1810 John Jacob Astor sent two expeditions to the mouth of the Columbia River to establish a far flung trade empire based on furs. Three years later his plans were in ruins and his headquarters at Astoria with it's huge stock of valuable pelts were in the hands of the British and sold at a great loss to the North West Company. This daring venture was the real opening of the west. An important saga of the Western Fur Trade. John Jacob Astor, supplied Irving with many of the journals and other materials which he used in writing this history.
Author | : Washington Irving |
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Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1836 |
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Rating | : 4./5 ( downloads) |
Author | : Washington Irving |
Publsiher | : |
Total Pages | : 542 |
Release | : 1851 |
Genre | : Astoria (Or.) |
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Rating | : 4./5 ( downloads) |
Author | : Washington Irving |
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Total Pages | : 536 |
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Rating | : 4./5 ( downloads) |
Author | : Washington Irving |
Publsiher | : Independently Published |
Total Pages | : 540 |
Release | : 2022-02-15 |
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ISBN | : |
Rating | : 4./5 ( downloads) |
Astoria: Or, Enterprise Beyond the Rocky Mountains is a history book published in 1836 by Washington Irving. The book was commissioned by John Jacob Astor as an official history of his company's 1810-1812 Astor Expedition to Oregon.
Author | : Washington Irving |
Publsiher | : |
Total Pages | : 348 |
Release | : 2019-08-03 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781406958195 |
Rating | : 4.6/5 (581 downloads) |
This is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the original versions are generally quite old, there may occasionally be certain imperfections within these reproductions. We're happy to make these classics available again for future generations to enjoy!
Author | : Washington Irving |
Publsiher | : |
Total Pages | : 540 |
Release | : 2021-02-19 |
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Rating | : 4./5 ( downloads) |
Astoria: Or, Enterprise Beyond the Rocky Mountains is a history book published in 1836 by Washington Irving. The book was commissioned by John Jacob Astor as an official history of his company's 1810-1812 Astor Expedition to Oregon.
Author | : Washington Irving |
Publsiher | : e-artnow |
Total Pages | : 449 |
Release | : 2017-04-27 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 8026876709 |
Rating | : 4.6/5 (9 downloads) |
This carefully crafted ebook is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. "Astoria” tells the story of survival and the difficulties faced by the people who undertook the tremendous Oregon Trail in 1810-1812 encountering harsh environment and hostile native Indians and still carrying on with their journeys. This is the founding story of Astoria and the people who made it possible… Excerpt: "Two leading objects of commercial gain have given birth to wide and daring enterprise in the early history of the Americas; the precious metals of the South, and the rich peltries of the North..." Washington Irving (1783–1859) was an American short story writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century.
Author | : Washington Irving |
Publsiher | : |
Total Pages | : 698 |
Release | : 1973 |
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Rating | : 4./5 ( downloads) |
Author | : Washington Irving |
Publsiher | : |
Total Pages | : 302 |
Release | : 1836 |
Genre | : Astoria (Or.) |
ISBN | : |
Rating | : 4./5 ( downloads) |
Author | : Irving |
Publsiher | : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Total Pages | : 404 |
Release | : 2017-05-14 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781546662914 |
Rating | : 4.6/5 (629 downloads) |
Astoria; Or, Anecdotes of an Enterprise Beyond the Rocky Mountains By Irving
Author | : Washington Irving |
Publsiher | : BoD – Books on Demand |
Total Pages | : 694 |
Release | : 2022-11-02 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 3368400991 |
Rating | : 4.0/5 (91 downloads) |
Reproduction of the original.
Author | : Вашингтон Ирвинг |
Publsiher | : Litres |
Total Pages | : 616 |
Release | : 2021-12-02 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 5040831382 |
Rating | : 4.1/5 (82 downloads) |
Author | : Washington Irving |
Publsiher | : |
Total Pages | : 696 |
Release | : 2020-04-22 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780371758779 |
Rating | : 4.1/5 (587 downloads) |
This is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the original versions are generally quite old, there may occasionally be certain imperfections within these reproductions. We're happy to make these classics available again for future generations to enjoy!
Author | : Washington Irving |
Publsiher | : |
Total Pages | : 336 |
Release | : 2015-07-20 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : 9781331876182 |
Rating | : 4.1/5 (761 downloads) |
Excerpt from Astoria, Vol. 1: Or, Enterprise Beyond the Rocky Mountains In the course of occasional visits to Canada many years since, I became intimately acquainted with some of the principal partners of the great North-West Fur Company, who at that time lived in genial style at Montreal, and kept almost open house for the stranger. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author | : Washington Irving |
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Total Pages | : 0 |
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Genre | : Astoria (Ore.) |
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Rating | : 4./5 ( downloads) |