No Place for a Hero

John Charles Fremont(January 21, 1813-July 13, 1890) ― military officer, explorer, and politician ― has long stumped historians. Some scholars regard him as a military hero, while others view him as a failure who was so volatile and complex that he repeatedly defeated his own aspirations. It's not surprising that this accomplished and controversial individual was the choice of Niven Busch for this Bicentennial novel written for the San Jose Mercury News in 1976. No Place for a Hero opens as cock...