Trappers and traders of the Far West

Description:

The history of John Jacob Astor's Pacific Fur Company, from the land and sea expeditions to found Fort Astoria at the mouth of the Columbia River to the sale of the trading post to the British during the War of 1812.

subjects: Juvenile literature,  Overland journeys to the Pacific,  Discovery and exploration,  History,  Tonquin (Ship)

People: John Jacob Astor (1763-1848)

Places: West (U.S.),  Astoria (Or.)