COLONEL FREMONT IN THE HOMELAND OF THE TABEGUACHE (Part 1) – or The Conquering Hero in Washington and Paris
Carlos Pitts
“The trail’s end revealed another John Charles Fremont.
When he arrived at his destination, he resembled a sailor suddenly cast ashore, confounded by surer footing…inaction confused and braked his racing mind and turned it toward ruinous matters, such as politics and ambition.” – Dale L. Walker, “Bear Flag Rising”
After the debacle in the La Garita Mountains in late 1848 and early 1849, Colonel John…
