The Adventures of Captain Bonneville U. S. A. , in the Rocky Mountains and the Far West |
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| Author:
| Bonneville, Benjamin Louis Eulalie de
Irving, Washington |
| ISBN: | 979-8-8438-0435-0 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2022 |
| Publisher: | Independently Published
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $12.43 |
Book Description:
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Washington Irving (April 3, 1783 - November 28, 1859) was an American short-story writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century. He is best known for his short stories "Rip Van Winkle" (1819) and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" (1820), both of which appear in his collection
The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. Excerpt... The ordinary mode of transportation in these great inland expeditions of the fur traders is on...
More Description Washington Irving (April 3, 1783 - November 28, 1859) was an American short-story writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century. He is best known for his short stories "Rip Van Winkle" (1819) and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" (1820), both of which appear in his collection The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.
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The ordinary mode of transportation in these great inland expeditions of the fur traders is on mules and pack-horses; but Captain Bonneville substituted wagons. Though he was to travel through a trackless wilderness, yet the greater part of his route would lie across open plains, destitute of forests, and where wheel carriages can pass in every direction. The chief difficulty occurs in passing the deep ravines cut through the prairies by streams and winter torrents. Here it is often necessary to dig a road down the banks, and to make bridges for the wagons.