"Jessie Benton Frimont, witty, fearless, determined, beautiful, was
one of the most admirable women of her long generation. . . . Even
the cynical must admit that it is a beautiful story."-Allan Nevins,
New York Times. "Contains a considerable amount of the atmosphere
of official Washington and early California, as well as numerous
apt anecdotes which add spice. . . . Mrs. Phillips makes Jessie
Frimont live and breathe."-American Historical Review. A favorite
of President Andrew Jackson and the daughter of Senator Thomas Hart
Benton of Missouri, Jessie Benton was acquainted with the famous
from childhood. When the vivacious belle met John C. Frimont, "the
handsomest young man who ever walked the streets of Washington, "
love bloomed. Always passionately devoted to the controversial
explorer, soldier, and politician, Jessie bore John five children,
maintained a family life, charmed and campaigned on his behalf, and
helped him write the popular reports of his western trailblazing.
These pages, filled with public figures such as Kit Carson and
Abraham Lincoln, present a lively and fearless woman. Catherine
Coffin Phillips, whose family knew Jessie Frimont during her last
years in Los Angeles, had access to private letters. Introducing
this Bison Book edition is Christine Bold, an assistant professor
of English at the University of Guelph, and the author of Selling
the Wild West: Popular Western Fiction, 1860 to 1960.
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