Astoria - Couverture rigide

Irving, Washington

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0832301019 ISBN 13 : 9780832301018

Editeur : Binford & Mort Pub, 1967

Synopsis

Book by Washington Irving

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Washington Irving (April 3, 1783 – November 28, 1859) was an American author, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century. He is best known for his short stories "Rip Van Winkle" (1819) and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" (1820), both of which appear in his book The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.. His historical works include biographies of George Washington, Oliver Goldsmith and Muhammad, and several histories of 15th-century Spain dealing with subjects such as Christopher Columbus, the Moors and the Alhambra. Irving served as the U.S. ambassador to Spain from 1842 to 1846. He made his literary debut in 1802 with a series of observational letters to the Morning Chronicle, written under the pseudonym Jonathan Oldstyle. After moving to England for the family business in 1815, he achieved international fame with the publication of The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. in 1819–20. He continued to publish regularly — and almost always successfully — throughout his life, and just eight months before his death (at age 76, in Tarrytown, New York), completed a five-volume biography of George Washington.

Présentation de l'éditeur

Astoria is a history book published in 1836 by Washington Irving. The book was commission by John Jacob Astor as an official history of his expedition to Oregon, the Astor Expedition of 1810–1812. The book became a bestseller in 1836 and at the time was required reading in some schools. 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.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Binford & Mort Pub
• Date d'édition: 1967
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0832301019
• ISBN 13: 9780832301018
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 475
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible