Fremont: Explorer For A Restless Nation

by Ferol Egan

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. 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780874178982
Publisher:	University of Nevada Press
Publication date:	08/01/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	620
Sales rank:	888,310
File size:	10 MB

About the Author

As a native Californian from Gold Rush country, Ferol Egan developed a love for the American West at an early age. A writer, retired teacher, and historian, Egan is the author of six books including Frémont: Explorer for a Restless Nation, for which he won the Gold Medal for nonfiction from the Commonwealth Club of California. He received the Silver Medal for Sand in a Whirlwind and the California Medal for The El Dorado Trail. He now resides in Berkeley, California. 

Table of Contents

Cover Page Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter I: The Nomad Strain Chapter II: An Explorer's Apprenticeship Chapter III: A Fork in the Trail Chapter IV: Toward the Setting Sun Chapter V: The Wind of Discovery Chapter VI: Beyond South Pass Chapter VII: Western Star Chapter VIII: The Road to India Chapter IX: Strangers in a Strange Land Chapter X: Rock upon Rock, Snow upon Snow Chapter XI: The Great Valley Chapter XII: Beyond the Desert Chapter XIII: Odyssey's End Chapter XIV: Following the Winds of Summer Chapter XV: Mapping the California Trail Chapter XVI: A Climate for Violence Chapter XVII: The Turning Point Chapter XVIII: The Time of the Bear Chapter XIX: The Conquest of California Chapter XX: The Man in the Middle Chapter XXI: Prelude to Ordeal Chapter XXII: Court-Martial Chapter XXIII: Snows of Disaster Chapter XXIV: Life in El Dorado Chapter XXV: The Last Expedition Chapter XXVI: Peaks of Glory, Valleys of Despair Notes Bibliographic Essay Index