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Astoria; Or, Anecdotes of an Enterprise Beyond the Rocky Mountains

by Washington Irving

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Astoria by Washington Irving examines the history of the Rocky Mountain Fur trade with a look at John Jacob Astor's American Fur Trade company.

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