Publication: University of Illinois Press, 1970-1973, Urbana
Three Volumes plus map portfolio. Volume I: Travels From 1838 To 1844. First edition. [1970], original gold stamped cloth, xliv, 854pp., frontis, acknowledgments, introduction, symbols, illustrated, bibliography, index. Fine in dust jacket. Volume II: The Bear Flag Revolt and the Court-Martial. [1973]. original gold stamped cloth, lii, 519pp., acknowledgments, introduction, symbols, illustrated, appendix, bibliography, index. Fine in dust jacket. Volume 2 Supplement: Proceedings Of The Court-Martial. [1973], original gold stamped cloth, xvi, 464pp., introduction, notes, bibliography, index. Fine in dust jacket internally reinforced on rear panel. Map Portfolio: Eleven Maps Plus Commentary Booklet. [1970], original gold stamped cloth. Slipcase. With the possible exception of Lewis & Clark, Fremont became the most acclaimed traveler of the nineteenth century in the lands west of the Missouri River. His expeditions across the plains and Rockies added much to the nation's growing body of knowledge about the West.
Inventory Number: 15437