Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U. S. A., in the Rocky Mountains and the Far West

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By Listen TheBook Posted on Dec 14, 2024

In Category - Modern (19th C), Exploration

Authors: Washington Irving In Year : 1837

Book Language: English

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Section 1
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 36
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Appendix

Benjamin Bonneville spent the years 1832 to 1835 on the adventure of a lifetime, leading an expedition of trapping, trading, and exploring in the wilds of Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Utah, Nevada and California. Here is Washington Irving's colorful summary of the world that Bonneville observed, experienced, and cherished: the gay free trapper and his steed, decked out in wild array, and tinkling with bells and trinketry; the savage war chief, plumed and painted and ever on the prowl; the traders' cavalcade, winding through defiles or over naked plains, with the stealthy war party lurking on its trail; the buffalo chase, the hunting camp, the mad carouse in the midst of danger, the night attack, the stampede, the scamper, the fierce skirmish among rocks and cliffs--all this romance of savage life, which exists among the mountains. . . Regarding Washington Irving's use of the term "savage", which can be very disconcerting to modern ears, it may be helpful to consider that he used it to refer to people who lived in the wilderness, away from cities or settlements; he applied the word mostly to Indians and sometimes to trappers, since their modes of life were very similar. If you can overlook such a bothersome word, there is a lot here to learn about the lives of trappers and Indians, including Blackfeet, Crows, Snakes, Shoshones, Shoshokoes or Root Diggers, Nez Perce, Flatheads, and Skynses. This is a book for those who love and long for the wild mountain West; a time and place that was free of laws and limits, where life was constrained only by the harsh but beautiful natural world, and by the fierce or friendly human wanderers who shared that world.- Summary by Carol Pelster