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Explorers United States Biography Fur trade Northwest, Pacific History 18th century Great Britain Relations United States Kendrick, John ca. 1740-1794 Travel Northwest Coast of North America Northwest Coast of North America Description and travel Northwest, Pacific Description and travel Spain Relations United States United States Relations Great Britain United States Relations Spain Voyages to the Pacific coastFilter By Authors
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Explorers United States Biography Fur trade Northwest, Pacific History 18th century Great Britain Relations United States Kendrick, John ca. 1740-1794 Travel Northwest Coast of North America Northwest Coast of North America Description and travel Northwest, Pacific Description and travel Spain Relations United States United States Relations Great Britain United States Relations Spain Voyages to the Pacific coastFilter By Authors
Ridley, Scott.Ridley, Scott.
Summary: Four years after the Revolutionary War, America's independence was still in doubt. The new nation needed money and a vital surge in trade. In 1787, a group of Boston merchants decided to send two ships on a desperate mission around Cape Horn and into the Pacific Ocean, to establish new trade with China, settle an outpost on territory claimed by the Spanish, and find the legendary Northwest...
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow 2010