Adventures of Captain Bonneville by Washington. Irving (1986, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherUniversity of Oklahoma Press

ISBN-100806120150

ISBN-139780806120157

eBay Product ID (ePID)1181870

Product Key Features

Book TitleAdventures of Captain Bonneville

Number of Pages496 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicUnited States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), Adventurers & Explorers

Publication Year1986

IllustratorYes

FeaturesReprint

GenreBiography & Autobiography, History

AuthorWashington. Irving

Book SeriesThe American Exploration and Travel Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Weight19.2 Oz

Item Length8.7 in

Item Width5.5 in

Additional Product Features

LCCN86-040088

Dewey Edition21

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey DecimalB

Edition DescriptionReprint

SynopsisAcclaimed author Washington Irving was at the home of fur baron John Jacob Astor researching the explorers of the West when the real thing walked in: Captain Benjamin Louis Eulalie de Bonneville, United States Army, fur trapper, trader, and one of the most colorful figures in the history of the American West. Bonneville, on leave from the Army, had spent three years in what is now Montana, Idaho, Utah, Wyoming, and Oregon leading large fur trading parties, exploring, and making maps of uncharted territory. He was trying to write a book about his experiences. Irving was enthralled by Bonneville's tales of Indian battles and starvation and narrow escapes. He bought Bonneville's notes and decided to write the book himself. The result has continued to surprise scholars with its accuracy. The Adventures of Captain Bonneville is an engaging book to read as well as a work of solid history. Irving knew as well as anyone how to take a reader by the hand and lead him smoothly into his subject. This is a book, in short, that the reader cannot help but like. Book jacket.

LC Classification NumberF592.I73 1986