Monday, March 16, 2020

NEWSHOUR BOOKSHELF - "Imperfect Union"

"The little-known story of the Republican Party’s 1st presidential nominee" PBS NewsHour 3/10/2020

Excerpt

SUMMARY:  In a new book, NPR’s Steve Inskeep has chronicled the little-known story of how the illegitimate son of an immigrant rose to become the Republican Party’s first presidential nominee in 1856 -- with a lot of help from his wife.  Lisa Desjardins sits down with Inskeep to discuss “Imperfect Union: How Jessie and John Frémont Mapped the West, Invented Celebrity, and Helped Cause the Civil War.”



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