In the autumn of 1848 a party of thirty-four men left the Missouri River bound for the unchartered Rocky Mountains of Colorado, to find a route for the first railway through the American West. There were two thousand miles of wilderness, and the leader, John Charles Fremont. was taking them into the worst winter in living memory. In sub-zero temperatures, they endured blizzards that lasted for days on end. There were clashes of personality, appalling mistakes of judgement, amazing courage and some inevitable starvation. ...
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In the autumn of 1848 a party of thirty-four men left the Missouri River bound for the unchartered Rocky Mountains of Colorado, to find a route for the first railway through the American West. There were two thousand miles of wilderness, and the leader, John Charles Fremont. was taking them into the worst winter in living memory. In sub-zero temperatures, they endured blizzards that lasted for days on end. There were clashes of personality, appalling mistakes of judgement, amazing courage and some inevitable starvation. Holed up, they ate their mules, their candles and their boots. Here, Gwen Moffat retraces the footsteps of this disastrous expedition.
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0708991181. Hardcover; London; Charnwood; 1999; A 1st Edition; 1 x 9.25 x 6.25 Inches; Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket; Charnwood Library; 9.25 X 6.25 X 1 inches.