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Frémont John Charles <1813-1890.> |
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Titolo |
Frémont's first impressions [[electronic resource] ] : the original report of his exploring expeditions of 1842-1844 / / John C. Frémont ; introduction to the Bison Books edition by Anne F. Hyde |
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Lincoln, : University of Nebraska Press, c2012 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-55409-7 |
9786613866547 |
0-8032-7145-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (395 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Adventure and adventurers - Rocky Mountains - 19th century |
Electronic books. |
West (U.S.) Discovery and exploration |
West (U.S.) Description and travel |
Rocky Mountains Discovery and exploration |
Rocky Mountains Description and travel |
Pacific States Discovery and exploration |
Pacific States Description and travel |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Originally published under title: Report of the exploring expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the year 1842, and to Oregon and North California in the years 1843-'44. Washington, D.C. : Gales and Seaton, 1845. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""Cover ""; ""Untitled""; ""Copyright Page ""; ""Contents ""; ""Introduction by Anne F. Hyde""; ""A Report on an Exploration of the Country Lying Between the Missouri River and the Rocky Mountains, on the Line of the Kansas and Great Platte Rivers""; ""A Report of the Exploring Expedition to Oregon and North California, in the Years 1843-44""; ""Notes"" |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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