John Hay, Friend of Giants: The Man and Life Connecting Abraham Lincoln, Mark Twain, Henry James, and Theodore Roosevelt - Hardcover

McFarland, Philip

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1442222816 ISBN 13: 9781442222816

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2017

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author:

Philip McFarland is the author of six earlier works of nonfiction including Mark Twain and the Colonel: Samuel Clemens, Theodore Roosevelt and the Arrival of a New Century. He resides in Lexington, Massachusetts.

About this edition

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1442222816
• ISBN 13: 9781442222816
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 384