Oregon Secretary of State
Oregon Blue Book: Oregon History: Land Based Fur Trade and Exploration
A detailed overview of Oregon's early history, including the Lewis and Clark expedition and what it accomplished, and the development and decline of the fur trade industry.
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University of Illinois
University of Illinois: Early American Trade With China: Getting Rich in the China Trade [Pdf]
The early China trade was a small but important part of the developing economy of the United States. Trade with China provided opportunities for great profits although it also carried great risk.Merchants who engaged in trade with China...
PBS
Pbs: Events in the West: 1800 1820
A comprehensive site on the development and history of the American West. In timeline fashion, this page details the events leading up to the Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark Expedition. It continues with information about...
Other
Mountain Men, Trappers, and Fur Traders: John Jacob Astor
This is a very brief site on the man who came to monopolize the fur trade, John Jacob Astor. Hyperlinks for additional information.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: John Jacob Astor
This enterprising merchant, founder of the American Fur Company, was born in a village near Heidelberg, in Germany. -The Popular Cyclopedia, 1888