John Charles Frémont Biography

Born January 21, 1813

Savannah, Georgia

Died July 13, 1890

New York, New York

Explorer, military leader, politician

"Frémont was required to work long hours in difficult wilderness conditions, yet he found his labors exhilarating and described the job as 'a kind of picnic with work enough to give it zest.'"

Edward D. Harris, in John Charles Frémont and the Great Western Reconnaissance

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