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This book (hardcover) is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS. It
contains classical literature works from over two thousand years.
Most of these titles have been out of print and off the bookstore
shelves for decades. The book series is intended to preserve the
cultural legacy and to promote the timeless works of classical
literature. Readers of a TREDITION CLASSICS book support the
mission to save many of the amazing works of world literature from
oblivion. With this series, tredition intends to make thousands of
international literature classics available in printed format again
- worldwide.
The History of the American West Collection is a unique project
that provides opportunities for researchers and new readers to
easily access and explore works which have previously only been
available on library shelves. The Collection brings to life
pre-1923 titles focusing on a wide range of topics and experiences
in US Western history. From the initial westward migration, to
exploration and development of the American West to daily life in
the West and intimate pictures of the people who inhabited it, this
collection offers American West enthusiasts a new glimpse at some
forgotten treasures of American culture. Encompassing genres such
as poetry, fiction, nonfiction, tourist guides, biographies and
drama, this collection provides a new window to the legend and
realities of the American West.
Published together in 1846 for a British readership, these reports
of two westward expeditions shed light on the challenges of
exploration in nineteenth-century North America. Led by the army
officer and future presidential candidate John Charles Fremont
(1813-90), who became known as 'the Pathfinder', the first
expedition ranged west of the Missouri River, while the second
pushed beyond the Rocky Mountains, north to Fort Vancouver and then
south into Mexican-held California. Fremont's detailed accounts are
accessible to the non-specialist: this edition omits 'only the
portions which are altogether astronomical, scientific, and
philosophical, and, therefore, not adapted for general utility'.
When originally published separately in 1843 and 1845, the
narratives enthused a great many Americans, encouraging them to
migrate west by providing stirring inspiration, valuable maps and
practical information. Fremont's words and deeds remain of interest
in the debate surrounding the 'manifest destiny' of the United
States.
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