The works of Washington Irving ...: Vol. 21
Subtitle: Life of George Washington in Five
Publisher: Scholarly Publishing Office, University of Michigan Library
Published: December 21, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 440
ISBN-13: 9781425548308
Subjects: American history; History; History - U.S.; History: American; USA; United States - General; History / United States / General
First sentence: IN a recent work we have given an account of the grand enterprise of Mr. John Jacob Astor, to establish an American emporium for the fur trade at the mouth of the Columbia, or Oregon River; of the failure of that enterprise through the capture of Astoria by the British, in 1814; and of the way in which the control of the trade of the Columbia and its dependencies fell into the hands of the Northwest Company.