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In the Shadow of Fremont - Edward Kern and the Art of American Exploration, 1845-1860 (Paperback, 2nd Reissue Ed.)
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In the Shadow of Fremont - Edward Kern and the Art of American Exploration, 1845-1860 (Paperback, 2nd Reissue Ed.)
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Loot Price R596
Discovery Miles 5 960
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When it was first published under the title, Edward Kern and
American Expansion, Ray Allen Billington called this book ""one of
the most readable, pleasant, exciting books about the West that I
have ever known,"" and Allen Nevins called it ""a contribution of
the first importance to Western History."" This absorbing account
has become a classic, indispensable to understanding America's
inexorable drive westward to the Pacific - and beyond. This second
edition provides a new preface, additional maps and illustrations,
and a revised bibliographical essay. In 1845, Edward Meyer Kern, a
native Philadelphia and a promising young painter, joined John
Charles Fremont on his Third Expedition to the West. Kern would
serve as the famed explorer's artist, topographer, and
cartographer. On the arduous journey through Nevada to Monterey, he
mapped routes that the settlers would follow west. When the
expedition became embroiled in the struggle for California and the
United States went to war against Mexico, Kern was placed in
command of Fort Sutter. Through all the turmoil, he continued to
paint, producing remarkable scenes of America's western
territories. Kern persuaded his brothers Benjamin and Richard to
join him on Fremont's disastrous Fourth Expedition to seek a
railroad route to the Pacific. Later Edward served in the U.S. Navy
on the Ringgold-Rodgers and Brooke expeditions to Japan, Siberia,
and various Pacific islands and helped prepare the first accurate
charts of the sealanes to China. His enthusiasm, dedication, and
skill with pen and brush helped Kern elevate the art of American
exploration.
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