West of Green River
Subtitle: a novel of the Bonneville expedition, 1832-1835
By: Jerry Keenan
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Owl Canyon Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Boulder, Colorado
Language: eng
Number of pages: 258
ISBN-13: 9780983476405
Subjects: Fiction
Description: "Was Benjamin L. E. Bonneville, captain of the U.S. Army, granted a two-year leave to try his hand as a fur trader in the Rocky Mountain West? Or did his superiors have ulterior motives, tasking Bonneville to spy on the British in the Pacific Northwest? The Bonneville expedition began in Missouri and made its way to the Oregon country, territory at the time shared through mutual agreement by the U.S. and Great Britain. Yet the British presence there caused grave concerns about the geographic boundaries of our nation. This fictional account of the Bonneville expedition brings to life the difficult trek facing Bonneville and his men in their encounters with Native Americans and their struggles against the harsh elements on their westward journey to Oregon."--Amazon.com.