Passion and principle : John and Jessie Frémont, the couple whose power, politics, and love shaped nineteenth-century America /
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...
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Bibliographic Details
| Main Author: |
Denton, Sally |
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| Format: | Book
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Bloomsbury :
2007.
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| Edition: | 1st U.S. ed. |
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