Bibliograph

Passion and principle, John and Jessie Fr, Sally Denton

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Passion and principle, John and Jessie Fr, Sally Denton

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [428]-440) and index

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collective biography

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Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Passion and principle

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

80019926

Responsibility statement

Sally Denton

Sub title

John and Jessie Fr

Summary

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

Table Of Contents

John 1813-1840 -- Jessie 1824-1840 -- The pathfinder and his wife 1840-1844 -- Bear flag 1845-1848 -- Gold 1849-1855 -- Free speech, free soil, free men, Fr

Target audience

adult

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