In 1832, Washington Irving, recently returned from seventeen years\' residence abroad and eager to explore his own country, embarked on an expedition to the country west of Arkansas set aside for the Indians.
First published in 1835, it has remained a perennial favorite, retaining its original freshness, vigor, and vividness to this day..
A Tour on the Prairies is his absorbing account of that journey, which extended from Fort Gibson to the Cross Timbers in what is now Oklahoma.
In 1832, Washington Irving, recently returned from seventeen years\' residence abroad and eager to explore his own country, embarked on an expedition to the country west of Arkansas set aside for the Indians