1856 CALIFORNIA 1st ed Memoir John C. Fremont Expeditions Oregon Trail Indians



“Memoir of the Life and Public Services of John Charles Fremont” by John Bigelow provides an in-depth examination of Fremonts varied roles as an explorer, politician, and soldier. The book traces Fremonts groundbreaking expeditions across North America, detailing his adventures in regions like California, Nevada, and along the Oregon Trail where he faced challenges, including confrontations with Native American tribes.



Published the same year Fremont ran for President as the first Republican Party candidate, this biography is more than just a campaign document. It offers readers a unique insight, believed to be derived from distinctive sources compared to other biographies on Fremont. Notably, the book also includes vast selections from Fremonts personal and public correspondences, his defense in a court martial, and prominent speeches made during his tenure in the U.S. Senate. Illustrated with 8 engraved plates, including a portrait of Fremont, this work stands as a comprehensive testament to his contributions to American history.



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Price: $399



BIGELOW, John



Memoir of the Life and Public Services of John Charles Fremont, Including an Account of His Explorations, Discoveries and Adventures on Five Successive Expeditions Across the North American Continent; Voluminous Selections from His Private and Public Correspondence; His Defence Before the Court Martial, and Full Reports of His Principal Speeches in the Senate of the United States. By John Bigelow. With Spirited Illustrations, and an Accurate Portrait on Steel.



New York: Derby and Jackson; Cincinnati: H.W. Derby and Co., 1856. First Edition.



Details:

Collation:

x, 11-480

8 engraved plates, including frontispiece

Reference(s): Cowan 33, pg.52-53; Graff 296; Sabin 5306; Wagner-Camp 271

“This work is considered to be one of the best of several campaign biographies to appear after John C. Fremont was nominated as the first Republican candidate for the Presidency. It is thought to have been taken from documents other than those which furnished the background for the Fremont Memoirs. Letters of Mrs. Jessie Benton Fremont in the Blair-Lee Papers at the Princeton University Library indicate that she assembled the material for Bigelow.” (Wagner-Camp)

Provenance: Handwritten – J M Wahl

Language: English

Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure

cloth

Size: ~ 7.5in X 5.25in (19cm x 13cm)



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