Bibliograph

Imperfect union, how Jessie and John Frémont mapped the West, invented celebrity, and helped cause the Civil War, Steve Inskeep

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Imperfect union, how Jessie and John Frémont mapped the West, invented celebrity, and helped cause the Civil War, Steve Inskeep

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 421-430) and index

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collective biography

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Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Imperfect union

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Steve Inskeep

Sub title

how Jessie and John Frémont mapped the West, invented celebrity, and helped cause the Civil War

Summary

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, John and Jessie Frémont linked their names to the three great national movements of the time—westward settlement, women’s rights, and opposition to slavery. Together, they took part 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 John’s own union, he reveals how the Frémonts’ adventures amount to nothing less than a tour of the early American soul

Target audience

general

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