The amount of fame that Benjamin Bonneville received during his lifetime is owed to this work, presented and authored by Washington Irving in 1837. The biography of Captain Bonneville provides an amazing account during his expeditions and adventures as a captain of the United States Army, providing a grand historical account as he explored the uncharted regions of the Rocky Mountains and his encounters with not only the various Native tribes in the country, but famous historical figures as Robert Campbell and Nez Perce. These adventures detail accounts of death, hunger, and the dangers of ambush but also depict the legends and tales of brave Indians the strange mysteries of an unknown landscape. We here learn of the wars between Natives and the battles between trappers and hunters. This volume is indeed a historical treasure.