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

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LibriVox recording of The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U. S. A., in the Rocky Mountains and the Far West by Washington Irving. Read in English by Carol Pelster. 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 wh…

Directors & creators

Washington Irving

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;Oregon Trail; wyoming history; bonneville; south pass; history of the west; exploration of the west; finding a route for the oregon trail; benjamin bonneville; history of wyoming; exploration of the west

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