Memoir of the Life and Public Services of John Charles Fremont, including an acocunt of his explorations, discoveries; and adventures on five successive expeditions across the North American continent; Voluminous selections from his private and public correspondence; His defence Before the Court Martial, and Full Reports of his Principal Speeches in the Senate of the Unit
New York: Derby and Jackson, 1856. Frontis. illustrated with full-page plates. 480 pages, 12mo, 8vo, purple blind-stamped cloth; pages toned with scattered foxing, primarily to plates, dampstain to title page, spine faded to tan, covers rubbed. New York: Derby and Jackson, 1856. First Edition. Still a very good copy. "This work is considered to be one of the best of several campaign biographies to appear after John C. Fremont was nominated as the first Republican candidate for the presidency." Wagner-Camp..... More
