Dream West (The American Story) - Softcover

Nevin, David

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209 ratings by Goodreads

9780812539264: Dream West (The American Story)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0812539265 ISBN 13: 9780812539264

Publisher: Forge Books, 2000

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The classic New York Timesbestseller back in print for a new generation T elling the amazing true story of famed explorer, John Charles Fremont, and his beloved supporter and muse, Jessie Benton, Dream Westmadethe New York Timesbestseller list and becamea CBS mini-series starring Richard Chamberlain. Nowavailable for the first time ever in trade paperback, Nevin`s epic of adventure and discovery displays the passion of an early explorer`s dream of the great unknown, and the love and perserverance that saw his dream come to life.

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About the Author:

DAVID NEVIN spent more than twenty years researching and writing The American Story, a series of novels dealing with the history of the United States from 1800-1860. His books comprising this era begin with Dream West and include 1812, Eagle's Cry, Treason, and Meriwether. Nevin died in 2011.

Review:

"A rousing, old-fashioned yarn, rich in detail and romance."
--The New York Times

"Big, wonderful...written with verve, authenticity, and a sure sense of our history."
--John Jakes, author of the North and South trilogy

"Masterful storytelling in the grand manner that will keep you turning pages until far, far into the night."
--Denver Post

"To tell this story is to tell the story of the United States during the turbulent nineteenth century.... A winner!"
--Publishers Weekly

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