The John C. Fremont 1842, 1843-'44 Report and map

John Charles Fremont's 1842, 1843-'44 Report and map of his exploratory exp editions to the American West guided thousands of overland immigrants to th e Oregon and California regions from the years 1845 to 1849. In 1849 Joseph Ware wrote the Emigrants' Guide to California, which was largely drawn fro m Fremont's Report, and was to guide the forty-niners through the Californi a gold rush years. Fremont's Report was more than a travelers' guide-it was a U.S. government publication that achieved the expansionist objectives of a nation, and provided scientific and economic information concerning the potential of the trans-Mississippi West for pioneer settlement. (C) 1999 El sevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.