{"type":"link","asset_type":"article","version":"1.0","cache_age":3600,"provider_name":"CANVAS Arts","provider_url":"https:\/\/artscanvas.org","title":"The little-known story of the Republican Party's 1st presidential nominee","publication_date":"March 10, 2020","summary":"In a new book, NPR's Steve Inskeep has chronicled the little-known story of how the illegitimate son of an immigrant rose to become the Republican Party's first presidential nominee in 1856 -- with a lot of help from his wife. Lisa Desjardins sits down with Inskeep to discuss \"Imperfect Union: How Jessie and John Fr\u00e9mont Mapped the West, Invented Celebrity, and Helped Cause the Civil War.\"","author_name":"By Lisa Desjardins","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/cdn.artscanvas.org\/static\/2020\/03\/3ab81a68b9f0a1a5313a7ffae22543ef-nshbookshelf1-1024x576.jpg","thumbnail_height":576,"thumbnail_width":1024}