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Eyewitness to Astoria

Gabriel Franchère

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Description:Astoria, Oregon, is the oldest American city on the west coast, and the story of its founding is one of the most amazing chapters in all of early American history. The city was born out of the great vision and boundless ambition of John Jacob Astor, who needed a place between New York and Canton where his ships could acquire furs. His choice was the Columbia River. He sent a shipload of rugged men with supplies to build warehouses, wharfs and trading posts, but there were problems along the way. The grueling hardships of wilderness life took their toll. There were drownings and explosions, attacks and near starvation. And a war. Fortunately, one of the men kept a journal and wrote down in plain language exactly what happened from beginning to end. His name was Gabriel Franchere. This annotated edition of Franchere's eyewitness narrative gives the reader a rare glimpse into the beginnings of Astoria in a way never before seen and will compel everyone to rethink this history we thought we knew.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Eyewitness to Astoria. To get started finding Eyewitness to Astoria, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Moffitt House Press

Release: 2011

ISBN: 097253153X

Description: Astoria, Oregon, is the oldest American city on the west coast, and the story of its founding is one of the most amazing chapters in all of early American history. The city was born out of the great vision and boundless ambition of John Jacob Astor, who needed a place between New York and Canton where his ships could acquire furs. His choice was the Columbia River. He sent a shipload of rugged men with supplies to build warehouses, wharfs and trading posts, but there were problems along the way. The grueling hardships of wilderness life took their toll. There were drownings and explosions, attacks and near starvation. And a war. Fortunately, one of the men kept a journal and wrote down in plain language exactly what happened from beginning to end. His name was Gabriel Franchere. This annotated edition of Franchere's eyewitness narrative gives the reader a rare glimpse into the beginnings of Astoria in a way never before seen and will compel everyone to rethink this history we thought we knew.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Eyewitness to Astoria. To get started finding Eyewitness to Astoria, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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