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Lincoln. 2018. September 2018. University of Nebraska Press/Bison Books. 1st Nebraska Paperback Edition. Very Good in Wrappers. 9781496205599. 6 x 9 • 2 photographs, 22 illustrations, 4 maps, index. 288 pages. paperback. . keywords: Western History America. FROM THE PUBLISHER - John C. FrEmont was the most celebrated explorer of his era. In 1842, on the first of five expeditions he would lead to the Far West, FrEmont and a small party of men journeyed up the Kansas and Platte Rivers to the Wind River Range in Wyoming. At the time, virtually this entire region was known as the Great Desert, and many Americans viewed it and the Rocky Mountains beyond as natural barriers to the United States. After Congress published FrEmont's official report of the expedition, however, few doubted the nation should expand to the Pacific. The first in-depth study of this remarkable report, Sight Unseen argues that FrEmont used both a radical form of art and an imaginary map to create an aesthetic desire for… Read More

Paperback / softback. New. John C. Fremont was the most celebrated explorer of his era. After Congress published Fremont's official report of his 1842 expedition, few doubted the nation should expand to the Pacific. The first in-depth study of this remarkable report, Sight Unseen argues that Fremont used both a radical form of art and an imaginary map to create an aesthetic desire for expansion.

Bison Books, 2018. Paperback. New. reprint edition. 288 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.00 inches.

Bison Books, 2018. Paperback. New. reprint edition. 288 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.00 inches.

Paperback / softback. New. John C. Fremont was the most celebrated explorer of his era. After Congress published Fremont's official report of his 1842 expedition, few doubted the nation should expand to the Pacific. The first in-depth study of this remarkable report, Sight Unseen argues that Fremont used both a radical form of art and an imaginary map to create an aesthetic desire for expansion.

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