"Years of research can be historically enlightening & full of adventure. Second only to Sir Francis Drake's Ye Platte of Brasse, the lost Fremont Cannon is the next most important artifact of the early western history of the United States yet to be found. With convincing argument, Lewis leads us step-by-step in the explorer's tracks & through the maze of legend surrounding the Fremont Cannon. On its most pleasurable level, this is a treasure hunt, suitable for both scholar & layman. While filling in important historical gaps, THE FREMONT CANNON piques us with delicious agonies."--Peter Wild, Pulitzer Prize nominee, University of Arizona. "Ernest Allen Lewis became infected with the Fremont Cannon fever & has made a persistent search for the artifact & the truth: probing the wilderness, poring over old maps & documents & interviewing "knowledgeable" people in an attempt to separate facts from hearsay & legend. The results are embodied in this clearly written book & is a sound & effective piece of investigative history."--Mary Lee Spence, Professor of History, University of Illinois. To order contact: Westen Trails Press, 18014 Jayhawk Drive, Penn Valley, CA 95946-9206. Phone: 1-916-432-3391.