Imperfect Union: How Jessie and John Frémont Mapped the West, Invented Celebrity, and Helped Cause the Civil War
- ISBN-10
- 0735224374
- ISBN-13
- 9780735224377
- Series
- Imperfect Union
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 480
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2021-01-05
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Author
- Steve Inskeep
Description
The author tells the riveting story of John and Jessie FrZmont, the husband-and-wife team who were instrumental in the westward expansion of the U.S. and were America's first great political couple.uple.
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- 2020-01-14
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