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Excerpt from The River of the West: Life and Adventure in the Rocky Mountains and Oregon; Embracing Events in the Life-Time of a Mountain-Man and Pioneer: With the Early History of the North-Western Slope, Including as Account of the Fur Traders, the Indian Tribes, the Overland Immigration
When the author of this book has been absorbed in the elegant narratives of Washington Irving, reading and musing over Astoria and Bonneville, in the cozy quiet of a New York study, no prescient motion of the mind ever gave prophetic indication of that personal acquaintance which has since been formed with the scenes, and even with some of the characters which figure In the works just referred to. Yet so have events shaped themselves that to me Astoria is familiar ground, Forts Vancouver and Walla Walla pictured forever In my memory; while such journeys as I have been enabled to make into the country east of the last named fort, have given me a fair insight into the characteristic features of its mountains and its plains.
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When the author of this book has been absorbed in the elegant narratives of Washington Irving, reading and musing over Astoria and Bonneville, in the cozy quiet of a New York study, no prescient motion of the mind ever gave prophetic indication of that personal acquaintance which has since been formed with the scenes, and even with some of the characters which figure In the works just referred to. Yet so have events shaped themselves that to me Astoria is familiar ground, Forts Vancouver and Walla Walla pictured forever In my memory; while such journeys as I have been enabled to make into the country east of the last named fort, have given me a fair insight into the characteristic features of its mountains and its plains.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
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Author
Mrs. Frances Fuller Victor
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781528283274
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 3.3 cm
Page Count - 626
Paperback
Contributors
Author
Mrs. Frances Fuller Victor
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781331875253
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 3.4 cm
Page Count - 628
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