The wind now springing up, the Tonquin got under way, and stood in
to seek the channel; but was again deterred by the frightful aspect
of the breakers, from venturing within a league. Here she hove to;
and Mr. Mumford, the second mate, was despatched with four hands,
in the pinnace, to sound across the channel until he should find
four fathoms depth. from Chapter VII The storied wildness of the
American West captured the imagination of Washington Irving as
completely as did the cultured romance of Europe, and the native
New Yorker had barely returned home, in 1832, from nearly two
decades abroad in England, France, Germany, and Spain when he set
out again, this time for the frontier. The West truly was still
wild then, to Continental and colonial eyes, and Irving was moved
to tell one of the most fascinating adventure tales of the hardy
men who explored and mapped it. This is Irvings lost classic, a
riveting, rollicking account of John Jacob Astors grand dreams of
building a fur-trading empire in the Pacific Northwest, of the
expeditions he sent West, and of his ultimateand abysmalfailure.
First published in 1836, Astoria has been unfairly maligned as
historically inaccurate, but more recent scholarship has proven the
books detractors wrong: this is not only an essential work of
brilliant literature by one of the great American writers, it is
also an important factual chronicle of a foundational era of the
American story that should not be forgotten. American author
WASHINGTON IRVING (17831859) wrote extensively in the areas of
history and historical biography but is best known for his short
fiction, including The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle.
General
| Imprint: |
Cosimo Classics
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
November 2008 |
| First published: |
November 2008 |
| Authors: |
Washington Irving
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 29mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover - Sewn / Cloth over boards / With dust jacket
|
| Pages: |
448 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-60520-285-3 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Westerns
Promotions
|
| LSN: |
1-60520-285-1 |
| Barcode: |
9781605202853 |
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