On the Fringes of Power: The Life and Turbulent Career of Stephen Wallace Dorsey, by Mari Grana
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Touted in his time as one of the “great men of the West,” Stephen Wallace Dorsey was a Reconstruction carpetbagger who went to Arkansas and finagled and bribed his way into getting elected to the US Senate after living only two years in the state before heading West to seek his fortune. From a fraudulent New Mexico land claim to taking up mining claims and real estate in Southern California, he used sheer cunning and guile to manipulate the system of the Gilded Age to his own ends. Dorsey was a major presence in early New Mexico—which was no-holds-barred frontier corruption—with his flair for excess. Excess is in everything he did, his manipulative 600,000-acre-land-grab, his political shenanigans, his excessive drinking, his extravagant lifestyle always on display. In his fraudulent dealings he was caught out—not by the law, but those more conniving than he was. His fantastic mansion in the middle of a still-today empty prairie in northeastern New Mexico was of state-wide historical importance before the state could no longer afford to keep it.
On the Fringes of Power: The Life and Turbulent Career of Stephen Wallace Dorsey, by Mari Grana- Amazon Sales Rank: #2606234 in Books
- Published on: 2015-09-01
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.99" h x .32" w x 5.98" l, .0 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 144 pages
About the Author In 1988 Mari Grana left a career as an urban planner in California and retreated to New Mexico to write. Her first book on New Mexico regional history, Begoso Cabin, won the 2000 Willa Cather award from Women Writing the West. She has also written about her grandmother’s life as a physician in the Old West and about the extraordinary story of a woman politician in 19th century Utah. She works as a freelance writer and editor in Santa Fe.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Her book is very readable as she delves into Dorsey’s amazing career in the military By Edward Browne Mari Grani is brave to have waded into the muddy turbulent waters of the historical record of Stephen W. Dorsey. Her book is very readable as she delves into Dorsey’s amazing career in the military, politics and business. Dorsey’s own false statements, however, makes her task difficult. “Several books of the type that list biographical sketches of ‘great men of the West’ were published about Los Angeles notables before Dorsey’s death…Through these authors, Dorsey must have determined to rewrite his own history, since much of the information…was most likely supplied by the subject himself.” (p. 110). Partially because of this and of inaccurate historical writings by other more recent authors (as an example see Lowry’s Portrait of an Age), Dorsey’s military accomplishments are inaccurate and are fouled with the stench of Dorsey’s egotistical pen. Unfortunately Grana’s brief description of Dorsey’s military career only continues that trend.Grana makes no mention of Dorsey’s service as a lieutenant in Battery E, First Ohio Light Artillery. It was not until May 1864 that Dorsey transferred to Battery H and took over as Captain. Dorsey did not help “stave off the Confederate assault on Washington, defending the city only blocks from the White House.” (p. 8) Battery H did not arrive in Washington until July 16, days after Jubal Early’s threat to the Capital had subsided (Battle of Fort Stevens July 11/12, 1864). Dorsey did not witness Lee’s surrender at Appomattox (p. 8), for Battery H was not in the Appomattox Campaign and had been ordered to City Point. Fortunately Grana does not fall for the blather that Dorsey served with Sheriden in the 1864 Valley Campaign for Battery H was on detached duty on the Petersburg front. Grana does not pick up on the irony of Dorsey’s brevet to Lieutenant Colonel in 1867 for “gallant and meritorious services at the battles of Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor, and Petersburg.” Battery H was in reserve during the battle of the Wilderness (May 5-7, 1864) and Dorsey arrived later on May 14. Dorsey took command of Battery H on May 16, but the Battery was again in reserve for the Spotsylvania battle (May 8-21). Dorsey was in command while the Battery was heavily engaged at both Cold Harbor and Petersburg. Dorsey probably loved to flaunt his brevet’s citation, and even in death Dorsey seemingly mocks the uninformed passerby for his gravestone is inscribed “Lieut. Colonel Union Army 1861 to 1865.” That inscription gives the false impression that Dorsey was an important Union officer who served at a high rank throughout the War. In reality, Dorsey should be more accurately remembered as a captain for that was his rank when the Battery was mustered out in June 1865. I would love to have given this book a ranking of 5, but with the historical inaccuracies it was reduced to a 4, which I further reduced to a 3, as I was bothered that perhaps other passages were inaccurate. Anyways, it was an enjoyable book and worth the read.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Mari Graňa Explores the Life of a Delusional-Narcissist Dealmaker Who Sought Political Power By Amazon Customer On the Fringes of Power, by Mari Graňa, is a biography of Senator Stephen W. Dorsey, one of the more unscrupulous characters of the late 19th century. The book is a humorous recounting of the senator's fraudulent enterprises: bribing his way into the US Senate; ripping off the US postal service; grabbing 600,000 acres of public land; selling a herd of cattle twice to the same unsuspecting buyer; cheating a woman out of her investment in a gold mine, and on. All of these are done with panache and money under the table; and almost always he's cunning enough to get away with his tricks. Writing a biography requires deciding which information is actually true and which is self-promotion left for posterity by the character himself. And Senator Dorsey had a high estimation of his own accomplishments, as for example his claim to be a Civil War hero, or his claim to be the engineer for the Hudson River subway tunnel under construction between New York and New Jersey. Senator Dorsey is a character out of the “Gilded Age”: everything he does or says is excess. Senator Dorsey’s allies, investors and followers were captivated by his self aggrandizing sales pitches. “Exaggeration and truthful hyperbole” trumpeted in this election cycle is the hallmark of our current turbulent times.I would definitely rate this well-written biography with 5 stars.S.F. Welsh. Santa Fe, New Mexico
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