Walking with Giants tells a personalized history of the United States from the 1850s to the turn of the century, from the agrarian Union at the start of the story to a burgeoning global power at its end, through four of John Hay's remarkable friendships: with Abraham Lincoln, Mark Twain, Henry James, and Theodore Roosevelt.
Walking with Giants tells a personalized history of the United States from the 1850s to the turn of the century, from the agrarian Union at the start of the story to a burgeoning global power at its end, through four of John Hay's remarkable friendships: with Abraham Lincoln, Mark Twain, Henry James, and Theodore Roosevelt.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
CONTENTS Prologue: John Hay, 1838-1905 1. Hay and Abraham Lincoln: the 1860s 1. Rising Politician 2. A Poet in Exile 3. From Springfield to Washington D.C. 4. Inauguration 5. Wartime 6. Domestic Matters 7. "What a Man He Is!" 8. Peace Overture 9. April, 1865 10. From Washington D.C. to Springfield 2. Hay and Mark Twain: the 1870s 11. Livelihood in the East 12. Hay Overseas 13. The Quaker City 14. Poet and Journalist 15. Wedding in Elmira 16. John Hay Marries 17. The Gilded Age 18. Summer, 1877 19. "My Friendship with Mr. Hay" 20. Mark Twain's Midas Touch 3. Hay and Henry James: the 1880s 21. Apprenticeship of an Author 22. Journalist in Paris 23. Big Job Well Begun 24. Hay Writes a Novel 25. "The Art of Fiction" 26. Capturing Reality, 1885 27. Nicolay and Hay 28. The Five of Hearts 29. Elevating Lincoln 30. James and the Theater 4. Hay and Theodore Roosevelt: the 1890s 31. A Commonplace Childhood? 32. Tragedies and Consequences 33. Hay Discontented 34. The Uses of Wealth 35. Degradation and Reform 36. "You Might Do Worse than Select Me." 37. Cuba, 1898 38. The Beneficent Work of the World 39. Family Griefs 40. The Thought of My Life Ending Epilogue: 1905 - 1919 NOTES BIBLIOGRAPHY ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INDEX
CONTENTS Prologue: John Hay, 1838-1905 1. Hay and Abraham Lincoln: the 1860s 1. Rising Politician 2. A Poet in Exile 3. From Springfield to Washington D.C. 4. Inauguration 5. Wartime 6. Domestic Matters 7. "What a Man He Is!" 8. Peace Overture 9. April, 1865 10. From Washington D.C. to Springfield 2. Hay and Mark Twain: the 1870s 11. Livelihood in the East 12. Hay Overseas 13. The Quaker City 14. Poet and Journalist 15. Wedding in Elmira 16. John Hay Marries 17. The Gilded Age 18. Summer, 1877 19. "My Friendship with Mr. Hay" 20. Mark Twain's Midas Touch 3. Hay and Henry James: the 1880s 21. Apprenticeship of an Author 22. Journalist in Paris 23. Big Job Well Begun 24. Hay Writes a Novel 25. "The Art of Fiction" 26. Capturing Reality, 1885 27. Nicolay and Hay 28. The Five of Hearts 29. Elevating Lincoln 30. James and the Theater 4. Hay and Theodore Roosevelt: the 1890s 31. A Commonplace Childhood? 32. Tragedies and Consequences 33. Hay Discontented 34. The Uses of Wealth 35. Degradation and Reform 36. "You Might Do Worse than Select Me." 37. Cuba, 1898 38. The Beneficent Work of the World 39. Family Griefs 40. The Thought of My Life Ending Epilogue: 1905 - 1919 NOTES BIBLIOGRAPHY ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INDEX
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