The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California

Name: The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California
Author: John Charles Frémont

by John Charles Frémont

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The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California To which is Added a Description of the Physical Geography of California, with Recent Notices of the Gold Region from the Latest and Most Authentic Sources

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Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Larry Mittell and PG Distributed Proofreaders

Release date

2005-11-01

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Subjects

West (U.S.) -- Description and travel Rocky Mountains United States -- Discovery and exploration California -- Gold discoveries Pacific States -- Description and travel F590.3

About the author

John Charles Frémont

1813–1890

Best known as "The Pathfinder," he helped shape how Americans imagined the West through his expeditions, reports, and maps. His life later carried him into politics, military command, and one of the most dramatic turns in 19th-century public life.

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