Washington Irving: Three Western Narratives: A Tour on the Prairies/Astoria/The Adventures of Captain Bonneville

by Washington Irving

America's first internationally acclaimed author, Washington Irving established his fame with tales of the Hudson Valley in the days of Dutch rule, and then spent seventeen years in Europe mining the Old World for stories. When he finally returned to the United States, he embarked on a trilogy of books on the American West that would prove decisive in molding his compatriots' conception of the Great Plains, the Rocky Mountains, and the Pacific Northwest...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1931082537
• ISBN13: 9781931082532
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Library of America
• Length: 998 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.2" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher