A Newer World: Kit Carson John C Fremont And The Claiming Of The American West

by David Roberts

2021-01-09 05:44:20

Between 1842 and 1854 John C. Frémont, renowned as the nineteenth century''s greatest explorer, and Kit Carson, the legendary scout and Indian fighter, boldly ventured into untamed territory to fulfill America''s "manifest destiny." Drawing on l... Read more
Between 1842 and 1854 John C. Frémont, renowned as the nineteenth century''s greatest explorer, and Kit Carson, the legendary scout and Indian fighter, boldly ventured into untamed territory to fulfill America''s "manifest destiny." Drawing on little-known primary sources, as well as his own travels through the lands Frémont and Carson explored, David Roberts re-creates their expeditions, second in significance only to those of Lewis and Clark. A Newer World is a harrowing narrative of hardship and adventure and a poignant reminder of the cultural tragedy that westward expansion inflicted on the Native American. Less

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File size8.44 X 5.5 X 0.9 in
Print pages320
PublisherSimon & Schuster
Publication date January 16, 2001
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9780684870212
David Roberts is the author of twenty-four books on mountaineering, adventure, and the history of the American Southwest. His essays and articles have appeared in National Geographic, National Geograp...

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