Narrative of the travels and adventures of Monsieur Violet in California, Sonora, and western Texas
By: written by Capt. Marryat
Publisher: Baudry's European Library
Published: 1844
Place of publication: Paris
Language: eng
Number of pages: 431
Subjects: Indians of North America; Shoshoni Indians; Description and travel
Notes: Also issued under title: The travels and romantic adventures of Monsieur Violet among the Snake Indians and wild tribes of the great western prairies.  London, 1843.

Incorporates information and incidents, often verbatim, from newspaper articles written by G.W. Kendall and by Josiah Gregg and later included in the "Narrative of the Texas prairies".  Cf. Raines' Bibliography of Texas and the prefaces to the two titles mentioned.