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John Hay, Friend of Giants
The Man and Life Connecting Abraham Lincoln, Mark Twain, Henry James, and Theodore Roosevelt|
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| Verlag: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
| Format: | EPUB |
| Veröffentl.: | 15.03.2017 |
| ISBN/EAN: | 9781442222830 |
| Sprache: | englisch |
| Anzahl Seiten: | 390 |
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<span><span>Now, perhaps, only those enmeshed in 19</span><span><sup>th</sup></span><span>-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 </span><span>John Hay, Friend of Giants, </span><span>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.</span></span>
<span><span>In </span><span>John Hay, Friend of Giants, </span><span>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.</span></span>
<span><span>CONTENTS</span></span>
<br>
<span></span>
<br>
<span><span>Prologue: John Hay, 1838-1905</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>1. Hay and Abraham Lincoln: the 1860s</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>1. Rising Politician </span></span>
<br>
<span><span>2. A Poet in Exile</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>3. From Springfield to Washington D.C.</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>4. Inauguration</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>5. Wartime</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>6. Domestic Matters</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>7. “What a Man He Is!”</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>8. Peace Overture</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>9. April, 1865</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>10. From Washington D.C. to Springfield</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>2. Hay and Mark Twain: the 1870s </span></span>
<br>
<span><span>11. Livelihood in the East</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>12. Hay Overseas</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>13. The </span><span>Quaker City</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>14. Poet and Journalist</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>15. Wedding in Elmira</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>16. John Hay Marries</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>17. </span><span>The Gilded Age</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>18. Summer, 1877</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>19. “My Friendship with Mr. Hay”</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>20. Mark Twain’s Midas Touch</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>3. Hay and Henry James: the 1880s</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>21. Apprenticeship of an Author</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>22. Journalist in Paris</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>23. Big Job Well Begun</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>24. Hay Writes a Novel</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>25. “The Art of Fiction”</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>26. Capturing Reality, 1885</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>27. Nicolay and Hay</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>28. The Five of Hearts</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>29. Elevating Lincoln</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>30. James and the Theater </span></span>
<br>
<span><span>4. Hay and Theodore Roosevelt: the 1890s</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>31. A Commonplace Childhood?</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>32. Tragedies and Consequences</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>33. Hay Discontented</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>34. The Uses of Wealth</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>35. Degradation and Reform</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>36. “You Might Do Worse than Select Me.”</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>37. Cuba, 1898</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>38. The Beneficent Work of the World</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>39. Family Griefs</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>40. The Thought of My Life Ending</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>Epilogue: 1905 - 1919</span></span>
<br>
<span></span>
<br>
<span><span>NOTES</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>BIBLIOGRAPHY</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>ACKNOWLEDGMENTS</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>INDEX</span></span>
<br>
<span></span>
<br>
<span><span>Prologue: John Hay, 1838-1905</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>1. Hay and Abraham Lincoln: the 1860s</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>1. Rising Politician </span></span>
<br>
<span><span>2. A Poet in Exile</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>3. From Springfield to Washington D.C.</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>4. Inauguration</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>5. Wartime</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>6. Domestic Matters</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>7. “What a Man He Is!”</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>8. Peace Overture</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>9. April, 1865</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>10. From Washington D.C. to Springfield</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>2. Hay and Mark Twain: the 1870s </span></span>
<br>
<span><span>11. Livelihood in the East</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>12. Hay Overseas</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>13. The </span><span>Quaker City</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>14. Poet and Journalist</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>15. Wedding in Elmira</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>16. John Hay Marries</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>17. </span><span>The Gilded Age</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>18. Summer, 1877</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>19. “My Friendship with Mr. Hay”</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>20. Mark Twain’s Midas Touch</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>3. Hay and Henry James: the 1880s</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>21. Apprenticeship of an Author</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>22. Journalist in Paris</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>23. Big Job Well Begun</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>24. Hay Writes a Novel</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>25. “The Art of Fiction”</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>26. Capturing Reality, 1885</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>27. Nicolay and Hay</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>28. The Five of Hearts</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>29. Elevating Lincoln</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>30. James and the Theater </span></span>
<br>
<span><span>4. Hay and Theodore Roosevelt: the 1890s</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>31. A Commonplace Childhood?</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>32. Tragedies and Consequences</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>33. Hay Discontented</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>34. The Uses of Wealth</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>35. Degradation and Reform</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>36. “You Might Do Worse than Select Me.”</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>37. Cuba, 1898</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>38. The Beneficent Work of the World</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>39. Family Griefs</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>40. The Thought of My Life Ending</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>Epilogue: 1905 - 1919</span></span>
<br>
<span></span>
<br>
<span><span>NOTES</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>BIBLIOGRAPHY</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>ACKNOWLEDGMENTS</span></span>
<br>
<span><span>INDEX</span></span>
<span><span>Philip McFarland is the author of six earlier works of nonfiction including </span><span>Mark Twain and the Colonel: Samuel Clemens, Theodore Roosevelt and the Arrival of a New Century.</span><span> He resides in Lexington, Massachusetts. </span></span>
<span>New York Review of Books, March 8, 2018 Issue: Featured in NYRB article "The Quiet Little Warrior" by Christopher Benfey.</span>
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