Passion and principle
John and Jessie Frémont, the couple whose power, politics, and love shaped nineteenth-century America
by Sally Denton
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She was the daughter of powerful Missouri politician Thomas Hart Benton and was a savvy political operator who played confidante and advisor to the inner circle of the highest political powers in the country. He was a key figure in western exploration and California's first senator, and became the first presidential candidate for the Republican Party--and the first candidate to challenge slavery. Both shaped their times and were far ahead of it, but their story has never fully been told. Thanks in part to a deep-seated family quarrel between Jessie's father and the couple, John and Jessie were eclipsed and opposed by some of the most mythic characters of their era, not least Abraham Lincoln. Historian Sally Denton restores the reputations of John and Jessie and places them where they belong--at the center of our country's history.--From publisher description.
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Biography, Generals, Married people, Politicians' spouses, Politicians, Marriage, Pioneers, Women pioneers, Explorers, New York Times reviewed, Fremont, jessie benton, 1824-1902, Fremont, john charles, 1813-1890, Generals, biography, Politicians, united states, West (u.s.), biographyPeople
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Passion and principle: John and Jessie Frémont, the couple whose power, politics, and love shaped nineteenth-century America
2009, University of Nebraska Press
in English
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Passion and Principle: John and Jessie Fremont, the Couple Whose Power, Politics, and Love Shaped Nineteenth-Century Americ
May 15, 2007, Bloomsbury USA
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in English
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Passion and principle: John and Jessie Frémont, the couple whose power, politics, and love shaped nineteenth-century America
2007, Bloomsbury, Distributed to the trade by Holtzbrinck
in English
- 1st U.S. ed
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Passion and principle: John and Jessie Frémont, the couple whose power, politics, and love shaped nineteenth-century America
2005, Bloomsbury
in English
- 1st U.S. ed.
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