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Sto caricando le informazioni... Imperfect Union: How Jessie and John Frémont Mapped the West, Invented Celebrity, and Helped Cause the Civil War (originale 2020; edizione 2020)di Steve Inskeep (Autore)
Informazioni sull'operaImperfect Union: How Jessie and John Frémont Mapped the West, Invented Celebrity, and Helped Cause the Civil War di Steve Inskeep (2020)
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. John C. Fremont explored the West in the 1840s, governed California, ran for President, has many cities and landmarks named after him, but somehow remains somewhat unknown in US history. Raised poor in Savannah, GA, Fremont managed to find his way to Washington DC where he married Jessie Benton, the daughter of a famous senator, and his future as an explorer for the government began. In Imperfect Union, Steve Inskeep tells the story of John and Jessie as they work together to become one of the first true celebrity couples in the US. Inskeep uses a large number of historical documents but still keeps the story moving and very interesting. Readers of adventure nonfiction and history will definitely enjoy this book which covers many of the great periods of US history from Manifest Destiny and the Gold Rush through the Civil War. ( ) Steve Inskeep's book "Imperfect Union" tells the story of the westward expansion of the young United States in the mid-19th Century. Central to the story is the role John Fremont played in exploring and mapping sections of the West. His stories of exploration became popular in the country, which in turn led to further westward expansion. His explorations brought him over the Rockies, to Utah, to the Oregon Territory, and to present day California when it was still part of Mexico. He was a leading figure in its push for statehood, and became military governor and briefly, represented California in the U.S. Senate. Throughout the book, you realize how significant the slavery and anti-slavery movements were in the years leading up to the civil war. Fremont, his wife Jessie, and his father-in-law, Missouri Senator Thomas Hart Benton, were but a few of the individuals involved national issues such as the fight over the expansion of slavery in new states, the treatment of blacks, opposition to immigrants, etc. During this period in the Country, with Southern States feeling their interests were being challenged by the more populous Northern States, the talk of possible secession was being discussed. Fremont, the 1856 Republican Party candidate, was anti-slavery, and lost the presidential election to James Buchanan, who had warned that a Republican victory would lead to civil war. Four years later, Fremont still had supporters trying to encourage him to be the Republican candidate in the 1860 presidential election. Fremont declined consideration, and Abraham Lincoln instead became the Party nominee and subsequent President. One can only wonder how things would have been different had Fremont been the presidential candidate in that election instead of Lincoln. I found the book to be an interesting read. It is well-researched and provides information and insight into the lives of two individuals (Jessie and John Fremont) who provided much for the development of the United States prior to the Civil War. The book includes a number of photos, a bibliography, and an index. Persons interested in people and causes leading to the Civil War should find this book to be of value. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
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HTML:Steve Inskeep tells the riveting story of John and Jessie Frémont, the husband and wife team who in the 1800s were instrumental in the westward expansion of the United States, and thus became America's first great political couple John C. Frémont, one of the United Statesâ??s leading explorers of the nineteenth century, was relatively unknown in 1842, when he commanded the first of his expeditions to the uncharted West. But in only a few years, he was one of the most acclaimed people of the age â?? known as a wilderness explorer, bestselling writer, gallant army officer, and latter-day conquistador, who in 1846 began the United Statesâ??s takeover of California from Mexico. He was not even 40 years old when Americans began naming mountains and towns after him. He had perfect timing, exploring the West just as it captured the nationâ??s attention. But the most important factor in his fame may have been the person who made it all possible: his wife, Jessie Benton Frémont. Jessie, the daughter of a United States senator who was deeply involved in the West, provided her husband with entrée to the highest levels of government and media, and his career reached new heights only a few months after their elopement. During a time when women were allowed to make few choices for themselves, Jessie â?? who herself aspired to roles in exploration and politics â?? threw her skill and passion into promoting her husband. She worked to carefully edit and publicize his accounts of his travels, attracted talented young men to his circle, and lashed out at his enemies. She became her husbandâ??s political adviser, as well as a power player in her own right. In 1856, the famous couple strategized as John became the first-ever presidential nominee of the newly established Republican Party. With rare detail and in consummate style, Steve Inskeep tells the story of a couple whose joint ambitions and talents intertwined with those of the nascent United States itself. Taking advantage of expanding news media, aided by an increasingly literate public, the two linked their names to the three great national movements of the timeâ??westward settlement, womenâ??s rights, and opposition to slavery. Together, John and Jessie Frémont took parts in events that defined the country and gave rise to a new, more global America. Theirs is a surprisingly modern tale of ambition and fame; they lived in a time of social and technological disruption and divisive politics that foreshadowed our own. In Imperfect Union, as Inskeep navigates these deeply transformative years through Jessie and Johnâ??s own union, he reveals how the Frémontsâ?? adventures amount to nothi Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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