Fremont: Explorer For A Restless Nation

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~Fremont~· Explorer for a Restless Nation FEROL EGAN New Foreword by Richard H. Dillon University of Nevada Press Reno Las Vegas Frémont: Explorer for a Restless Nation, by Ferol Egan, was originally published in 1977 by Doubleday & Company of New York. The present volume reproduces the entire first edition except for the following changes: the title and copyright pages have been modified to reflect the new publisher; a foreword to the new edition has been added; and half a dozen minor corrections were made to the text. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Egan, Ferol Frémont, explorer for a restless nation. Reprint. Originally published: 1st ed. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1977. Bibliography; p. Includes index. 1. Frémont, John Charles, 1813–1890. 2. Explorers—West—(U.S.)— Biography. 3. United States—Exploring expeditions. I. Title. [E415.9.F8E33 1985]  979'.02'0924  [B] 85-8492 ISBN 0-87417-096-6 University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada 89557 USA© Ferol Egan 1977, 1985. All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 ISBN-13: 978-0-87417-096-2 For A. B. Guthriet Jr., Richard Dillon, and James Schevill-good friends in a lonely craft Backward amid the twilight glow Some lingering spots yet brightly show On hard roads won; Where still some grand peaks mark the way Touched by the light of parting day And memory's sun. From "Recrossing the Rocky Mountains, After Many Years" by JOHN C. FREMONT ...