Men in Eden : William Drummond Stewart and Same-Sex Desire in the Rocky Mountain Fur Trade
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0803237782
ISBN-13
9780803237780
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Imprint
Bison Books
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Oct 1st, 2012
Print length
384 Pages
Weight
526 grams
Dimensions
22.70 x 15.40 x 2.30 cms
Product Classification:
United States of America, USAUS West19th century, c 1800 to c 1899Biography: generalBiography: generalHistory of the AmericasModern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900HistoryHistory of the AmericasGeographical discovery & explorationGeographical discovery and explorationLocal history
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Provides a tantalizing new perspective on the Rocky Mountain fur trade and the role of homosexuality in shaping the American West
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 Stewart''s friendships with such notables as Kit Carson, William Sublette, Marcus Whitman, and Jim Bridger. He describes the wild Renaissance-costume party held by Stewart and Clement upon their return to America—a journey that ended in scandal. Through Stewart''s letters and novels, Benemann shows that Stewart was one of many men drawn to the sexual freedom offered by the West. His book provides a tantalizing new perspective on the Rocky Mountain fur trade and the role of homosexuality in shaping the American West.
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