Astoria (book)
Astoria: Or, Enterprise Beyond the Rocky Mountains is a history book published in 1836 by Washington Irving. The book was commissioned by John Jacob Astor as an official history of his company's 1810-1812 Astor Expedition to Oregon.
Astoria became a bestseller in 1836 and at the time was required reading in some schools. For a synopsis of the accuracy of Irving's work, see the Edgeley W. Todd edition.
