Stark, Peter  , 1954 - <br/><br/>
Astoria  : John Jacob Astor and Thomas Jefferson's lost Pacific empire : a story of wealth, ambition, and survival 
/ Peter Stark 
 - New York  : HarperCollins Publishers  , 2014 
 - 366 p.  : illus.  ; 24 cm. 
<br/><br/>  Includes bibliographical references (pages 316-351) and index 
<br/><br/>The launch -- The journey -- Pacific Empire and war --  Fate of the Astorians. 
<br/><br/> Documents the 1810 to 1813 expedition, financed by millionaire John Jacob Astor and encouraged by Thomas Jefferson, to establish Fort Astoria, a trading post on the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780062218292 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Astor, John Jacob , 1763 - 1848 <br/>Jefferson, Thomas , 1743-1826 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>West (U.S.)---Discovery and exploration<br/>Northwest, Pacific----History<br/>Astoria (OR)----History
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>978.02 STA