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John Hay, friend of giants : the man and life connecting Abraham Lincoln, Mark Twain, Henry James, and Theodore Roosevelt / Philip McFarland

Catalog Data

Author:
McFarland, Philip James  Search this
Subject:
Hay, John 1838-1905  Search this
Hay, John 1838-1905 Friends and associates  Search this
Lincoln, Abraham 1809-1865  Search this
Twain, Mark 1835-1910  Search this
James, Henry 1843-1916  Search this
Roosevelt, Theodore 1858-1919  Search this
Physical description:
xv, 366 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
Criticism, interpretation, etc
History
Place:
United States
Date:
2017
19th century
1849-1877
1865-1898
Summary:
"Now, perhaps, only those enmeshed in 19th-century American history know his name; but when John Hay died in 1905, he was one of the most famous men in the world. And one of the most highly regarded. Abraham Lincoln's private secretary during the Civil War, thereafter as a popular poet, novelist, newspaper editor, highly esteemed historian and biographer, diplomat, businessman, and secretary of state until his death, Hay enjoyed remarkable success in public and private life. In John Hay, Friend of Giants, Philip McFarland presents both the intimate story of Hay's relationship with four prominent figures of his age and an insightful history of the United States from the 1850s to the turn of the century. Hay's life and extraordinary friendships provide a window into the politics, literature, society, and diplomacy of this remarkable era of American expansion." -- Amazon.com.
Topic:
American literature--History and criticism  Search this
History  Search this
Call number:
PS1903 .M34 2017
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1079810