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Hunt's American Enterprise Expedition, or the Astor Expedition...
Hunt's American Enterprise Expedition, or the Astor Expedition...
Item # 679875
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June 26, 1813
THE WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, June 26, 1813
* Wilson Price Hunt - Astor expedition
Pages 1, 2 & a bit of page 3 are taken up with a fascinating article headed "American Enterprize" which is a detailed report on a journey from the Pacific Ocean to Missouri.
This notable event is commonly referred to as the Astor Expedition. An associate of John-Jacob Astor, Wilson Price Hunt was commissioned by Astor to lead an overland expedition to the mouth of the Columbia River where Astor waned to establish a fur-trading colony. The text provides fascinating detail of the journey including the route and the expedition, making comparisons to Lewis & Clark's journal. This is one of the earliest references to the expedition's return along the route that would later become the Oregon Trail.
Note: An antiquarian map & book dealer offers this issue for $850
There is also early reporting of the naval battle between the Chesapeake & the Shannon, and on the battle between the Constitution and the Java, with additional reporting on the War of 1812 under: "Events of the War".
Sixteen pages, 6 1/4 by 9 3/4 inches, very nice condition.
As noted in Wikipedia, this title: "...(was) one of the most widely-circulated magazines in the United States...Devoted primarily to politics...considered an important source for the history of the period."
Category: Pre-Civil War
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