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California Gold discoveries California History 1846-1850 Frontier and pioneer life California Fur trade Northwest, Pacific History 18th century Great Britain Relations United States Loo Choo (Ship) Spain Relations United States United States Relations Great Britain United States Relations Spain Voyages to the Pacific coastRidley, 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
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Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf : distributed by Random House 1980