A. Memoirs of My Life, by John Charles Fremont, published 2001. This is the Cooper Square Press edition of John C. Fremont's fine autobiography, originally published in 1887. Fremont and his colleagues covered some 10,000 miles between the frontiers of the Missouri and the shores of the Pacific. Fremont's report of 1845 was the most widely read account of the West before the gold rush, and its contents and maps had a profound effect on the development of emigration routes. The expedition party included such notable explorers as the German topographical surveyor Charles Preuss, the American guides L. Maxwell and Christopher Kit Carson and the celebrated botanist John Torrey. This edition features several black & white illustrations peppered throughout the text, including 3 maps. With a new introduction by Charles M. Robinson III. 655 pages. Soft illustrated covers. Condition: Like new. (A+)

B. Fremont - Explorer for a Restless Nation, by Ferol Egan, published 1985. This great biography of Fremont is by Ferol Egan, a renowned historian of the American West. It includes many black & white illustrations. 582 pages. Soft illustrated covers. Condition: Minor shelf wear. (A)

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