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Men in Eden: William Drummond Stewart and Same-Sex Desire in the Rocky Mountain Fur Trade
William Benemann
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Description for Men in Eden: William Drummond Stewart and Same-Sex Desire in the Rocky Mountain Fur Trade
Paperback. Provides a tantalizing new perspective on the Rocky Mountain fur trade and the role of homosexuality in shaping the American West Num Pages: 384 pages, 10 photographs, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: C; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 526.
The American West of the nineteenth century was a world of freedom and adventure for men of every stripe—not least also those who admired and desired other men. Among these sojourners was William Drummond Stewart, a flamboyant Scottish nobleman who found in American culture of the 1830s and 1840s a cultural milieu of openness in which men could pursue same-sex relationships. This book traces Stewart’s travels from his arrival in America in 1832 to his return to Murthly Castle in Perthshire, Scotland, with his French Canadian–Cree Indian companion, Antoine Clement, one of the most skilled hunters in the Rockies. Benemann chronicles ... Read more
The American West of the nineteenth century was a world of freedom and adventure for men of every stripe—not least also those who admired and desired other men. Among these sojourners was William Drummond Stewart, a flamboyant Scottish nobleman who found in American culture of the 1830s and 1840s a cultural milieu of openness in which men could pursue same-sex relationships. This book traces Stewart’s travels from his arrival in America in 1832 to his return to Murthly Castle in Perthshire, Scotland, with his French Canadian–Cree Indian companion, Antoine Clement, one of the most skilled hunters in the Rockies. Benemann chronicles ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Nebraska, United States
ISBN
9780803237780
SKU
V9780803237780
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About William Benemann
William Benemann is the author of A Year of Mud and Gold: San Francisco in Letters and Diaries, 1849–1850, available in a Bison Books edition, and Male-Male Intimacy in Early America: Beyond Romantic Friendships.
Reviews for Men in Eden: William Drummond Stewart and Same-Sex Desire in the Rocky Mountain Fur Trade
"[An] engrossing, eminently readable study of one of the most intriguing figures in the history of the Old West."—Ray Olson, Booklist starred review "Utterly convincing. An engaging contribution to LGBT history; highly recommended."—Richard J. Violette, Library Journal "Benemann's storytelling abilities are on display in this engaging and highly readable biography, which is also a worthy contribution to queer-focused early American history."—Christopher ... Read more