Project Gutenberg 2004-09-09 Public domain in the USA. 240 Marryat, Frederick 1792 1848 Marryat, Captain Marryat, F. W. (Frederick W.) Marryatt, Captain Marryat, Kapitein The Travels and Adventures of Monsieur Violet in California, Sonora, and Western Texas Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Charlie Kirschner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "The Travels and Adventures of Monsieur Violet in California, Sonora, and Western Texas" by Captain Marryat is a historical adventure novel written in the early 19th century. The narrative follows the experiences of Monsieur Violet, the son of a loyal nobleman who flees France with his father after the Revolution of 1830. The story unfolds as they seek a new life in the Americas, encountering various cultures, particularly that of the Shoshones, and the complexities of adapting to a new world while striving to introduce agriculture and civilization to indigenous peoples. The opening of the novel sets the stage for Violet's life as he reminisces about his past adventures and the pivotal moments that lead to his journey to the New World. His father, loyal to the French monarchy, profoundly impacts his upbringing with early travels across Europe and later to America. The narrative introduces the dynamic character of Prince Seravalle, who seeks to return to California to assist the Shoshone tribe, alongside Monsieur Violet, as they aim to establish agricultural practices among the indigenous people. The complex relationships between colonizers and Native Americans, the struggles with implementing change, and the call to adventure serve as central themes as the story progresses from its beginnings of travel and exploration. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 59.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Historical fiction Indians of North America -- Fiction Western stories Adventure stories Travelers -- Fiction French -- West (U.S.) -- Fiction PR Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Adventure 924182 2025-08-06T05:21:37.625468 text/html 889306 2024-10-28T20:22:51 text/html 1513210 2025-08-06T05:21:49.481434 application/epub+zip 1529428 2025-08-06T05:21:41.679487 application/epub+zip 429839 2025-08-06T05:21:40.231464 application/epub+zip 1964052 2025-08-06T05:21:55.769393 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1910546 2025-08-06T05:21:48.350419 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 598580 2022-09-07T02:01:43.299118 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 887481 2025-08-06T05:21:36.458529 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 867485 2024-10-28T20:22:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17801 2025-08-06T05:21:55.900401 application/rdf+xml 27036 2025-08-06T05:21:40.753460 image/jpeg 4920 2025-08-06T05:21:40.489457 image/jpeg 1488525 2025-08-06T05:21:37.718498 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia