EPISODE · Feb 3, 2026 · 57 MIN
Episode 4 - John Jacob Astor, The Pacific Fur Company, Founding Astoria, and the Tonquin Explosion
from Blood and Leather Podcast · host Tim Carter
In this episode we will explore the background of John Jacob Astor. His vision for a global trading empire resulted in the American Fur Company, the Pacific Fur Company, and the founding of Astoria, OR. His dream might have worked if not for an explosion of his ship, the Tonquin, in Clayoquot Sound on Vancouver Island, and the War of 1812.
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In this episode we will explore the background of John Jacob Astor. His vision for a global trading empire resulted in the American Fur Company, the Pacific Fur Company, and the founding of Astoria, OR. His dream might have worked if not for an explosion of his ship, the Tonquin, in Clayoquot Sound on Vancouver Island, and the War of 1812.
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