A biography of John Charles Frémont (January 21, 1813 ? July 13, 1890), an American military officer, explorer, and the first candidate of the anti-slavery Republican Party for the office of President of the United States.
Natty Bumppo, a young white hunter brought up in the Delaware Indian tribe, has to defend settlers before returning to the Iroquois who have allowed him parole.
The speeches range from a "State of the Union" message to the speech that was to be made in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963, and the author's brief and informal explanatory notes set each speech in perspective.
Papers delivered in the Dept. of the Interior auditorium, Washington, D.C., on the centenary of the Gettysburg address, under the sponsorship of the U.S. Civl War Centennial Commission.