Astoria
Astoria

Author: Washington Irving

Publisher:

Published: 1836

Total Pages: 342

ISBN-13:

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The first English edition was issued simultaneously with the American. John Jacob Astor persuaded Irving to undertake this story of his ill-fated enterprise at the mouth of the Columbia River in 1834. Irving had the use of all of Astor's notes and manuscripts, as well as the original journals of such key participants as Robert Stuart, Wilson Price Hunt, and Ramsey Crooks. The resulting work is a classic - an indispensable resource for students of the American West. It is considered to be the "classic account of the first American attempt at settlement on the Pacific coast,1811--initial action towards substantiating our claim to Oregon--including the earliest extended relation of Wilson P. Hunt's overland expedition from St. Louis to that settlement." Howes.

Astoria; Or, Anecdotes of an Enterprise Beyond the Rocky Mountains
Astoria; Or, Anecdotes of an Enterprise Beyond the Rocky Mountains

Author: Washington Irving

Publisher: Good Press

Published: 2019-11-20

Total Pages: 430

ISBN-13:

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"Astoria; Or, Anecdotes of an Enterprise Beyond the Rocky Mountains" by Washington Irving. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

Astoria
Astoria

Author: Washington Irving

Publisher: The Floating Press

Published: 2017-02-01

Total Pages: 545

ISBN-13: 1776675630

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In the early 1800s, John Astor made the fateful decision to make good on his long-held dream of establishing a fur-trading company in the Northwest United States. Astor later convinced Washington Irving, one of the most important figures in nineteenth-century American literature, to create a non-fiction account of the operation's origins. The result, Astoria, is a fascinating work of history.

Astoria
Astoria

Author: Washington Irving

Publisher: Hardpress Publishing

Published: 2013-12

Total Pages: 692

ISBN-13: 9781314898071

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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Astoria
Astoria

Author: Washington Irving

Publisher: Jazzybee Verlag

Published: 1835

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 3849675521

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In 1836, Irving published " Astoria ; or, Anecdotes of an Enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains ;" a somewhat curious example of literary skill. A voluminous commercial correspondence was the dull ore of the earth which he refined and wrought into symmetry and splendor. Irving reduced to a regular narrative the events to which it referred, bringing out the picturesque whenever he found it, and enlivening the whole with touches of his native humor. His nephew, Pierre M. Irving, lightened his labor materially by examining and collating the letters and making memoranda of their contents.

Astoria Or, Anecdotes of an Enterprise Beyond the Rocky Mountains
Astoria Or, Anecdotes of an Enterprise Beyond the Rocky Mountains

Author: Washington Irving

Publisher:

Published: 2019-08-14

Total Pages: 402

ISBN-13: 9781686064012

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DescriptionAstoria is a history book published in 1836 by Washington Irving. The full title being "Astoria: Or, Enterprise Beyond the Rocky Mountains". The book was commissioned by John Jacob Astor as an official history of his company's 1810-1812 Astor Expedition to Oregon