Dream West - David Nevin - Mass Market Paperback

Summary: David Nevin's epic of adventure and discovery tells the amazingly true story of America's famed explorer John Charles Fremont and his beloved supporter and muse, Jessie Benton Fremont. Together they defied both nature and man, trailblazing across the Rockies to the Pacific to accomplish what no one ever thought possible: mapping the American West. Fremont would eventually become the first governor of California and e...ven come within grasp of the presidency itself. This quintessential classic tale of an American journey reveals the passion of an early explorer's dream of taming the great unknown, and the love and perseverance that saw his dream come to life. Book jacket. [read more]