Author: | Ferol Egan | ISBN: | 9780874178982 |
Publisher: | University of Nevada Press | Publication: | August 1, 2012 |
Imprint: | University of Nevada Press | Language: | English |
Author: | Ferol Egan |
ISBN: | 9780874178982 |
Publisher: | University of Nevada Press |
Publication: | August 1, 2012 |
Imprint: | University of Nevada Press |
Language: | English |
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.
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.