In the Shadow of Fremont: Edward Kern and the Art of American Exploration, 1845-1860

by Robert V. Hine

Book Overview

When 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806147962
• ISBN13: 9780806147963
• Release Date: October 1982
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"