New book traces Astor expedition and the blazing of the Oregon Trail

Published 5:00 pm Sunday, March 23, 2014

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Warrenton, Ore. Local award-winning author Brian Ratty announced the release of the forth book in his series of adventure stories. Destination Astoria is a historical fiction novel for young adults and up. The storyline is spun around the 1810 Astor expedition and one young fur trapper, Dutch Blackwell, and his stubborn determination to return to the Columbia River. Along the wilderness trail, Dutch encounters Mountain Jack, a seasoned frontiersman. The two men form an alliance, forsaking the Astorians, and

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