Lust for life and immortal wife 1419164368 by stone, irving. Stone, irving immortal wife book club edition ebay. This is a first edition printed exclusively for the peoples book club. This is fictionized biography the subject jessie benton fremont, wife of of the most dramatic and controversial figures in history, john c. The biographical novel of jessie benton fremont, stone, irving on. Irving stone has 74 books on goodreads with 241064 ratings. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Immortal wife, the biographical novel of jesse benton fremont, by irving stone irving stone home. The fremont that a town and peak in california are named for, the one who discovered carson pass and was one of the first white people to see lake tahoe, who issued the first emancipation proclamation. Immortal wife the biographical novel of jessie benton fremont by irving stone read 25 jul 2015 while this is labelled fiction it is mostly accurate as to the history involved, with lots of. Irving stone biographical novel of the controversial wife of john c. Irving stone, a prolific author whose exhaustively researched and often immense biographical novels included lust for life, based on the story of. Immortal wife is biographical historical fiction about the life. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.
Books by irving stone author of the agony and the ecstasy. Immortal wife by irving stone hard cover book consolidated book publishers. Immortal wife jessie benton fremont story by stone, irving and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Irving stone, american writer of popular historical biographies. Fremont and his wife were millionaires and paupers, one of the most famous couples of their times. See all books authored by irving stone, including the agony and the ecstasy. Buy immortal wife book online at low prices in india. Immortal wife by irving stone book cover, description, publication history. Stone first came to prominence with the publication of lust for life 1934, a vivid fictionalized biography of the painter vincent van gogh. Those who love by irving stone book cover, description, publication history.
See all formats and editions hide other formats and. Immortal wife by irving stone, 1st edition 1944, vintage wartime book. Irving stone irving stone used books, rare books and new books. Immortal wife the biographical novel of jessie benton. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. But the woman he has chosen was the perfect mate for one of the most dramatic and controversial figures in our history, john c. The immortal wife of irving stones biographical novel is jessie benton fremont. The biographical novel of jessie benton fremont by irving stone irving stone on. After he was divorced from lona, he and jean married. Pages can include considerable notesin pen or highlighterbut the notes cannot obscure the text. Irving stone was extremely popular in the mid20th century for mostly.
Immortal wife has 7 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Irving stone project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Irving stones most popular book is the agony and the ecstasy. Find and compare hundreds of millions of new books, used books, rare books and out of print books from over 100,000 booksellers. Search for library items search for lists search for. He was an americanborn writer, known well for his classical biographical novels featuring eminent artists, statesmen and intellectuals. The book ends with fremonts death in 1890, and though jessie lived till 1902 the book tells nothing about her life after fremonts death. Immortal wife 1944 historical novel based on the life of jessie benton fremont. This is the thrid book by stone i have read, the others being they also ran read 15 aug 1945 and his book on clarence darrow read 17 jul 1952. Lust for life and immortal wife by stone, irving and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Another excellent book by irving stone who also wrote the agony and the ecstacy and lust for life. Quicktempered, strongwilled, and fiercely in love with her husband, jessie aided him in his great accomplishments. Debs presidents lady 1951, novel, of the wife of andrew jackson love is eternal 1954, novel, of abraham lincoln the agony and the ecstasy 1961, novel, of michelangelo the passions of the mind 1971, novel, of sigmund freud.
The biographical novel of jessie benton fremont authors. The biographical novel of jessie benton fremont by irving stone paperback 1969 by. The biographical novel of jessie benton fremont, irving stone on. According to the times, lust for life the title suggested by his first wife was rejected by seventeen publishers over three years before being published in 1934. Irving stone books list of books by author irving stone. Immortal wife is biographical historical fiction about the life of jesse benton fremont, writer, and wife of explorer john fremont. Lust for life and immortal wife by stone, irving and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now. The biographical novel of jessie benton fremont by irving stone. Immortal wife by irving stone, 1st edition 1944, vintage. Founded in 1997, has become a leading book price comparison site. This later marriage lasted until stones death in 1989. Buy a cheap copy of immortal wife book by irving stone. Although she was one of the most famous american women of the 1800s, her name is known only to devout students of american history. Immortal wife book by irving stone 7 available editions.
Immortal wife is yet another of this worthy writers good works, and after three decades or so of having read it i dont remember the story only that i have read it and liked it. It provided romance and human nature, against the backdrop of the history of the settling of. Immortal wife is his second book, about the life of jessie benton. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Alfred whital stern collection of lincolniana library of congress. Born for the headlines daughter of the firebrand, thomas benton, married very young to the young cartographer and explorer when they fll in love at first sight. The biographical novel of jessie benton fremont, hardcover 1944 by irving stone author. Fremont adversary in the house 1947, novel, of eugene v. Immortal wife, the biographical novel of jessie benton fremont. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. This is the biography of jessie benton fremont, daughter of thomas hart benton, first senator from missouri, and wife of the early explorer of the west, john c. Buy immortal wife by irving stone online at alibris. I learned more about history in this book than i did in school. Immortal wife by stone irving, first edition abebooks.
319 1185 67 994 395 68 985 834 153 306 384 423 586 733 895 482 1115 66 54 174 550 685 589 1142 971 342 243 659 195 1384 8 149 1077 1545 694 1526 1266 861 269 607 642 992 542 1029 317 303