Peter Stark: John Jacob Astor's Most Daring Enterprise

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Peter Stark is an adventurer, historian, and New York Times best-selling author. In today's episode, Peter and I discuss the personal adventures that influenced his writing. Then, we talk about his best-selling book, "Astoria: John Jacob Astor and Thomas Jefferson's Lost Pacific Empire: A Story of Wealth, Ambition, and Survival." Chapters 00:00 Introduction 01:02 Early Life and Career Choices 06:19 Finding Stories 11:55 Transition to Writing Historical Books 16:15 Overview of the Astoria Expedition 31:02 Captain Thorne's Attempt to Navigate the Columbia River 35:20 The War of 1812 and the British Threat Connect with Peter Website Book (Astoria) #astoria #warof1812 #oregon #ushistory

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