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Jessie
a novel based on the life of Jessie Benton Frémont
By Alter, Judy
- ISBN
- 978-0-55337-465-0
- Publisher
- New York : Bantam Books, c1995.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on October 1, 1995
YA This historical novel reads as though its heroine were right in the room recounting the vivid details of her varied experiences. Readers are immediately drawn into the era of Manifest Destiny as Jessie Benton serves as her father's hostess and clerical assistant. Later, she helps her explorer, naturalist, and political candidate husband, John Charles Fremont,...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
