Astoria: Astor and Jefferson's Lost Pacific Empire: A Tale of Ambition and Survival on the Early American Frontier by Peter Stark

Astoria: Astor and Jefferson's Lost Pacific Empire: A Tale of Ambition and Survival on the Early American Frontier

Peter Stark

400 pages first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction history adventurous informative fast-paced

Description

In the tradition of The Lost City of Z and Skeletons in the Zahara, Astoria is the thrilling, true-adventure tale of the 1810 Astor Expedition, an epic, now forgotten, three-year journey to forge an American empire on the Pacific Coast. Peter Star...

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Moods

adventurous 100%
informative 78%
dark 26%
tense 26%
challenging 15%
inspiring 10%
reflective 10%
hopeful 5%
mysterious 5%
sad 5%

Pace

medium 70%
slow 15%
fast 15%

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