West of Green River: A Novel of the Bonneville Expedition, 1832-1835

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Some historians have speculated that Bonneville was attempting to lay the groundwork for an eventual invasion of California, then part of Mexico , by the United States Army.

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He forbade his traders from doing business with Bonneville and his men. Bonneville reported that many of the Native Americans he encountered in the Snake River were also reluctant to displease the Hudson's Bay Company by trading with the Americans. In the summer of , Bonneville ventured into the Wind River Range in present-day Wyoming to trade with the Shoshone. By this time, he realized that he would not be able to return east by October as planned. He wrote a lengthy letter to Gen.

Macomb summarizing some of his findings and requesting more time, specifically to survey the Columbia River and parts of the Southwest before his return. After spending the early winter at Fort Bonneville, he set out westward in January with the goal of reaching the Willamette Valley.

Pierre Pambrun , the HBC commander of the fort, welcomed him but refused to do business with him. Empty handed, Bonneville and men retraced their course back to southeast Idaho and made camp on the Portneuf River. In July he made a second trip west, determined to trade with the Hudson's Bay Company. He followed an easier route across the Blue Mountains , where he met Nathaniel Wyeth once again and camped along the Grande Ronde River. By this time he and his men had become desperate for food and supplies.

At Fort Nez Perces, they found the same rejection from Pambrun. Instead of returning immediately east, Bonneville and men journeyed down the Columbia towards Fort Vancouver.

Along the river, he attempted to trade with Sahaptins but without success. He came to realize that he would probably receive the same rejection from McLoughlin at Fort Vancouver and decided to turn back east. He spent the winter of —35 with the Shoshone along the upper Bear River , and in April began the voyage back to Missouri.

He reached Independence by August and discovered that although his letter requesting an extension had arrived, it had not been delivered to Macomb. In the meantime, his commission had been revoked. Bonneville journeyed east hoping to be able to recover his commission. On the way to Washington, D.

While staying with Astor, Bonneville met Washington Irving. Bonneville regaled Irving with tales of his adventures, tales that Bonneville planned to include in a book he was working on. A month or two later, Irving visited Bonneville again, at the D. Bonneville was having difficulties writing his adventures. The result was The Adventures of Captain Bonneville , published in In early he was successful. In subsequent years, he was given assignments on the western frontier at Fort Kearny in the Nebraska Territory and in the New Mexico Territory at Fort Fillmore , where he became the commander of the third infantry regiment on February 3, , after the death of Colonel Thomas Staniford.

He was part of the occupation of Mexico City. Bonneville retired from active service in , but was soon recalled to duty during the Civil War.

Collected Letters of James Hogg, Volume 3, 1832-1835

From to Bonneville served as superintendent of recruiting in Missouri, and from to served as commander of Benton Barracks in St. He retired a second time in and moved to Fort Smith , Arkansas , where he married a second time, to Sue Neis. Brevet Brigadier General Bonneville died at age 82 in He is buried in Bellefontaine Cemetery , St. General Bonneville was eligible to join both the Aztec Club of and the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States , which were military societies for officers who had served in the Mexican War and American Civil War respectively, but did not join either organization.

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We need this here because dfm-core relies on it. Jerry Keenan Camera staff Posted: Jerry Keenan Book title: Fiction Western historical novel Summary: West of Green River is a fictional account of the Bonneville Expedition.

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