Posted on Jan 12, 2020
In An Election Year, Reflecting On A Political Power Couple From The 1800s
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With an election year upon us, we are reminded that we have been through this before.
The United States in the mid-1840s, for example, was a country in the middle of a major transformation, pushing its boundaries to extend from coast to coast to claim what many in that era asserted was America's Manifest Destiny.
A new book by NPR's Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep tells us this story through the tale of a political power couple who personified the ambition of that era. His book, Imperfect Union: How Jesse and John Fremont Mapped the West, Invented Celebrity and Helped Cause the Civil War, finds some similarities with today's political situation in the United States.
The United States in the mid-1840s, for example, was a country in the middle of a major transformation, pushing its boundaries to extend from coast to coast to claim what many in that era asserted was America's Manifest Destiny.
A new book by NPR's Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep tells us this story through the tale of a political power couple who personified the ambition of that era. His book, Imperfect Union: How Jesse and John Fremont Mapped the West, Invented Celebrity and Helped Cause the Civil War, finds some similarities with today's political situation in the United States.
In An Election Year, Reflecting On A Political Power Couple From The 1800s
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel good read/share of the most historical in the 1800s. Truly enlightening my friend.
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Maj Marty Hogan SPC Margaret Higgins COL Mikel J. Burroughs CPL Dave Hoover Lt Col Charlie Brown Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen SCPO Morris Ramsey TSgt Joe C. PVT Mark Zehner Sgt (Join to see) SSG Michael Noll PO1 Tony Holland Capt Dwayne Conyers SSG Robert Mark Odom SGT (Join to see) PO1 H Gene Lawrence SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth CPL Douglas Chrysler SGT Steve McFarland
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We learned in about Fremont and the Mexican War, and his quest to find a better way over mountain passes. But, nothing was ever offered concerning his political exploits.
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