Fremont s First Impressions The Original Report of His Exploring Expeditions of 1842 1844 1st Edition by John C Fremont, Anne F Hyde ISBN 080327145X 9780803271456

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ISBN 10: 080327145X 
ISBN 13: 9780803271456
Author: John C Fremont, Anne F Hyde

In 1842 John C. Frémont led a party of twenty-five men on a five-month journey from Saint Louis to the Wind River Range in the Rocky Mountains; his goal: to chart the best route to Oregon. In 1843 Frémont was commissioned for another expedition, to explore the Great Salt Lake, Washington, eastern California, Carson Pass, and the San Joaquin Valley, places that did not yet belong to the United States.

His journals from these expeditions, edited in collaboration with his wife, Jessie Benton Frémont, and published by Congress, thrilled the nation and firmly established Frémont’s persona as the Great Pathfinder. Part descriptive survey, part rousing adventure story, Frémont’s account was far more than a traveler’s guide. His tales of courage and wit, descriptions of beautiful landscapes, and observations about Native Americans strengthened Americans’ sense of a national identity and belief in Manifest Destiny. Still a fascinating page-turner today, Frémont’s report documents the opening of the West even as it offers a firsthand look at the making of the American myth.

Anne F. Hyde provides an introduction to this signature American story that contextualizes the report, outlines Frémont’s rise and fall, and shows how, for better or worse, this explorer exemplifies the nineteenth-century American spirit.

Fremont s First Impressions The Original Report of His Exploring Expeditions of 1842 1844 1st Table of contents:

1. The Beginnings of the 1842 Expedition

• Objectives and Preparations

• Departure and Initial Routes

• Early Encounters and Observations

2. Crossing the Rocky Mountains

• Terrain and Challenges

• Native American Interactions

• Natural Resources and Wildlife

3. Exploring the Great Basin

• Geographic Features

• Climate and Environment

• Fremont’s Scientific Notes

4. The Sierra Nevada and California Approach

• Mountain Passes and Obstacles

• Botanical and Geological Discoveries

• Arrival in California Territory

5. The 1843 Expedition: Mapping the West

• Expansion of Routes

• Relations with Indigenous Peoples

• Surveying and Documentation

6. The 1844 Expedition: Consolidation and Further Exploration

• Final Survey and Observations

• Political Implications

• Fremont’s Reflections and Reports

7. Impact and Legacy of Fremont’s Expeditions

• Influence on Westward Expansion

• Contributions to American Geography

• Fremont’s Role in History

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