In 1804-1806, Lewis and Clark made their storied journey to the Pacific. A few scant years later, millionaire John Jacob Astor hatched a plan to set up a fur trading post at the mouth of the Columbia. The results of that plan did not match the good fortune of the Corps of Discovery. Largely forgotten now, the story of the Astorians is a lesson in failed diplomacy and bad luck. Learn about America's first west coast settlement and how it was f**ked.
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