Today in history
Subtitle: January 31
Publisher: Library of Congress
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource]
Other titles: January 31; John C. Frémont :; Pathfinder
Description: Describes the military and political career of explorer John C. Frémont beginning with the circumstances of his court martial on Jan. 31, 1848. An outspoken abolitionist, Frémont was the first candidate for president of the Republican party, losing to Democrat James Buchanan in 1856.
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Illustrated by digitized items from the American Memory historic collections compiled by the National Digital Library Program of the Library of Congress.

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