Астория: Astor and Jefferson's lost Pacific empire : a tale of ambition and survival on the early American frontier book cover

Краткое содержание «Астория»

Astor and Jefferson's lost Pacific empire : a tale of ambition and survival on the early American frontier

Peter Stark
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До Льюиса и Кларка отважная экспедиция Джона Джейкоба Астора проложила Орегонский путь, изменив судьбу Америки. Эта захватывающая история об амбициях, выживании и предательстве покорила критиков по всей стране. Какая забытая глава «Явного предначертания» едва не изменила облик Северной Америки навсегда?

Ключевые темы: Краткое содержание «Астория»

  • pacific northwest exploration
  • fur trade empire
  • overland migration routes
  • commercial geopolitical strategy
  • wilderness survival psychology

Лучшие цитаты — Краткое содержание «Астория»

  • Astoria remains largely unknown despite its profound impact.

  • Jefferson understood what many contemporaries didn't.

  • What Astor couldn't foresee was how isolation would distort personalities.

  • Change was deeply personal.

  • The irony of this story would soon become painfully relevant.

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  • John Jacob AstorGerman immigrant and ambitious business titan
  • Wilson Price HuntInexperienced leader of the Overland Party
  • Jonathan ThornStrict naval captain of the ship Tonquin
  • Duncan McDougallScottish fur trader and second-in-command

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Об авторе книги Астория

Питер Старк, автор бестселлера Astoria: John Jacob Astor and Thomas Jefferson’s Lost Pacific Empire, — признанный писатель-путешественник и историк, известный своими захватывающими повествованиями об исследованиях. Старк родился в Висконсине, получил образование в области антропологии и журналистики, а его карьера охватывает десятилетия репортажей из отдаленных уголков мира для таких изданий, как Outside, Smithsonian и The New Yorker.

Его умение сочетать тщательные исследования с захватывающим повествованием ярко проявляется в книге Astoria — историческом научно-популярном эпосе о первой американской колонии на Западном побережье, основанном на собственных экспедициях Старка и кропотливой архивной работе.

Финалист премии PEN USA и номинант на книжную премию Джорджа Вашингтона, Старк также является автором таких работ, как Young Washington — глубокое биографическое исследование ранних лет отца-основателя, адаптированное в сериал на History Channel, и Last Breath — хроника выживания с точки зрения физиологии, переведенная на семь языков.

Проживая в Монтане, Старк часто сотрудничает с ведущими СМИ и академическими форумами по вопросам истории фронтира. Книга Astoria стала бестселлером по версии New York Times и легла в основу театральной постановки Portland Center Stage, закрепив за собой статус знакового произведения в американской исторической литературе.

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