Philip Mcfarland

John Hay, Friend of Giants (eBook, ePUB)

The Man and Life Connecting Abraham Lincoln, Mark Twain, Henry James, and Theodore Roosevelt

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Produktbeschreibung

Now, perhaps, only those enmeshed in 19^th-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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 390
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. März 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781442222830
• Artikelnr.: 47670698

Autorenporträt

By Philip McFarland

Inhaltsangabe

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