Color: Brown; Blue
"John C. Fremont Pathfinder of the West," issued by the John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, 1927. The 16-page booklet has a cardstock cover with an illustration of Fremont at the front in blue and brown. He stands on a cliff and wears a hat, long-sleeved short, pants, and boots. In his right hand he holds a rifle, and over his shoulders are a bag and a gunpowder container. The title is also in blue and brown at the right of the top. On the back are the name and address of insurance advisor Carl W. Kaufman, and the name and location of the John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company. The booklet is a biography of Fremont that includes his early years; apprenticeship and explorations; fve expeditions; conquest of California; service as senator from California; Civil War involvement; and last years. Some line drawings are included. With only minor abrasions, light soiling, and a small tear, the artifact is in good condition.
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Three-dimensional, Pamphlets, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Explorers--California, Biography--19th century, Pioneers--California, Legislators--United States
