Astoria (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781533371973)

Astoria is a history book published in 1836 by Washington Irving. The full title being "Astoria: Or, Enterprise Beyond the Rocky Mountains".[1] The book was commissioned by John Jacob Astor as an official history of his company's expedition to Oregon in 1810-1812. The book became a bestseller in 1836 and at the time was required reading in some schools.[2] For a synopsis of the accuracy of Irving's work, see the Edgeley W. Todd edition (1964).

Author: Edibooks, Washington Irving
ISBN-10: 1533371970
ISBN-13: 9781533371973
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 05/21/2016
Pages: 420
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.23lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.86d