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Profiling the ten most populous cities in the United States during ten critical eras of political development, 'Cities in American Political History' presents a unique singular focus on American cities, their government and politics, industry, commerce, labor, and race and ethnicity.

In 1811 a group of American traders built a fort at the mouth of the Columbia River, named Fort Astoria in honor of its financier, John Jacob Astor. Envisioned as the spurof a fur-trading empire, by 1813 the project was a business failure and the fort was surrendered to the British. But in its short life Astoria rendered incalculable benefits to public understanding of the Great Northwest. The exploration of trade routes, the description of various Indian tribes and their customs, and an American claim on the Northwest coast were among many of its legacies.

Astor never relinquished his...