Author: John HayPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
The Complete Poetical Works of John Hay
Author: John HayAll the Great Prizes
Author: John TaliaferroPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416597417
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 688
Book Description
The first full-scale biography of John Hay since 1934: From secretary to Abraham Lincoln to secretary of state for Theodore Roosevelt, Hay was an essential American figure for more than half a century. John Taliaferro’s brilliant biography captures the extraordinary life of Hay, one of the most amazing figures in American history, and restores him to his rightful place. Private secretary to Lincoln and secretary of state to Theodore Roosevelt, Hay was both witness and author of many of the most significant chapters in American history—from the birth of the Republican Party, the Civil War, the Spanish-American War, to the prelude to World War I. As an ambassador and statesman, he guided many of the country’s major diplomatic initiatives at the turn of the twentieth century: the Open Door with China, the creation of the Panama Canal, and the establishment of America as a world leader. Hay’s friends are a who’s who of the era: Mark Twain, Horace Greeley, Henry Adams, Henry James, and virtually every president, sovereign, author, artist, power broker, and robber baron of the Gilded Age. His peers esteemed him as “a perfectly cut stone” and “the greatest prime minister this republic has ever known.” But for all his poise and polish, he had his secrets. His marriage to one of the wealthiest women in the country did not prevent him from pursuing the Madame X of Washington society, whose other secret suitor was Hay’s best friend, Henry Adams. All the Great Prizes, the first authoritative biography of Hay in eighty years, renders a rich and fascinating portrait of this brilliant American and his many worlds.
Lincoln's Boys
Author: Joshua ZeitzPublisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0143126032
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
From the author of the forthcoming Building the Great Society (February 2018), an intimate look into Lincoln’s White House and the aftermath of his death, via the lives of his two closest aides In this timely look into Abraham Lincoln’s White House, and the aftermath of his death, noted historian and political advisor Joshua Zeitz presents a fresh perspective on the sixteenth U.S. president—as seen through the eyes of Lincoln’s two closest aides and confidants, John Hay and John Nicolay. Lincoln’s official secretaries, Hay and Nicolay enjoyed more access, witnessed more history, and knew Lincoln better than anyone outside of the president’s immediate family. They were the gatekeepers of Lincoln’s legacy. Drawing on letters, diaries, and memoirs, Lincoln’s Boys is part political drama and part coming-of-age tale—a fascinating story of friendship, politics, war, and the contest over history and remembrance.
Catalogue of Title Entries of Books and Other Articles Entered in the Office of the Register of Copyrights, Library of Congress, at Washington, D.C.
Author: Library of Congress. Copyright OfficePublisher:
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1506
Book Description
Anthology of Magazine Verse for 1917
Author: William Stanley BraithwaitePublisher:
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Category : American poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
All the Great Prizes
Author: John TaliaferroPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416597344
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 688
Book Description
A portrait of Lincoln's private secretary and the Secretary of State under Presidents William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt traces his constant presence at Lincoln's side and his role in major historical events for more than half a century.
Through Magic Casements
Author: The History of American Literature, 1869-1873
Author: Grace De Motte VeatchPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
Book Bulletin
Author: Chicago Public LibraryPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 776
Book Description
Constance Fenimore Woolson
Author: Rayburn S. MoorePublisher: Ardent Media
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
"A short, critical study of Constance Fenimore Woolson and an introduction to her work [which] begins with a sketch of her life and continues with chapters on her short stories, her novels, her views of fiction in relation to her practice, and her literary reputation."--Pref.