Fremont: Explorer for a Restless Nation

By Ferol Egan

Book Overview

Foreword by Richard Dillon. Between 1842 and 1853, John C. Fremont led five expeditions across the trans-Mississippi West. While the success of his early journeys gained him acclaim as a national hero, his later missions ended in tragedy and ultimately a court-martial. Historian Ferol Egan focuses on Fremont's explorations, providing a vivid portrait of a courageous man in an emerging young nation.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0874170966
• ISBN13: 9780874170962
• Release Date: January 1985
• Publisher: University of Nevada Press
• Length: 620 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 5.8" x 9.0"