Read All the Great Prizes : The Life of John Hay, from Lincoln to Roosevelt

All the Great Prizes : The Life of John Hay, from Lincoln to Roosevelt

John Taliaferro

4.9/5 (24710 ratings)

Description:From secretary to Abraham Lincoln to secretary of state for Theodore Roosevelt, John Hay remained a major figure in American history for more than half a century. His private life was as glamorous and romantic as it was privileged. This first full-scale biography since 1934 is a reflection of American history from the Civil War to the emergence of the nation as a world power as Woodrow Wilson is about to take office.Much of what we know about Lincoln’s years in the White House is drawn from the writings of the young John Hay, the president’s secretary, who was with Lincoln at the Gettysburg Address and at his bedside when he died.Afterward, Hay successfully worked to elect fellow Ohioans James Garfield, Rutherford B. Hayes, and William McKinley for president. As McKinley’s Secretary of State, he plotted the nation’s emergence as a world power after the Spanish-American War. Hay arranged the annexation of the Philippines, the treaty for a canal across Panama, the Open Door policy for China.After McKinley’s assassination, Theodore Roosevelt persuaded the aging Hay to stay on. The relationship between Hay and Roosevelt, which has not been explored, is of lasting interest. If Lincoln was a second father to Hay, Hay was a second father to TR—Roosevelt the bully wielder of the big stick; Hay the polished, urbane diplomat who walked softly, carried out TR’s policies, and helped him win the Nobel Peace Prize.Hay is one of the most pivotal figures in American public life. But, as Taliaferro writes, that is only half the story. He knew everybody from Mark Twain to Henry James, and every president and world leader. He was best friends with Henry Adams, and the two were in love with the same married woman, Lizzie Cameron, the Madame X of Washington Society. Both wrote her voluminous letters.All the Great Prizes chronicles a life that reflects the story of America from the devastation of the Civil War to its emergence as a world leader and power.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with All the Great Prizes : The Life of John Hay, from Lincoln to Roosevelt. To get started finding All the Great Prizes : The Life of John Hay, from Lincoln to Roosevelt, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: 672

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: —

Release: —

ISBN: 1416597301

Description: From secretary to Abraham Lincoln to secretary of state for Theodore Roosevelt, John Hay remained a major figure in American history for more than half a century. His private life was as glamorous and romantic as it was privileged. This first full-scale biography since 1934 is a reflection of American history from the Civil War to the emergence of the nation as a world power as Woodrow Wilson is about to take office.Much of what we know about Lincoln’s years in the White House is drawn from the writings of the young John Hay, the president’s secretary, who was with Lincoln at the Gettysburg Address and at his bedside when he died.Afterward, Hay successfully worked to elect fellow Ohioans James Garfield, Rutherford B. Hayes, and William McKinley for president. As McKinley’s Secretary of State, he plotted the nation’s emergence as a world power after the Spanish-American War. Hay arranged the annexation of the Philippines, the treaty for a canal across Panama, the Open Door policy for China.After McKinley’s assassination, Theodore Roosevelt persuaded the aging Hay to stay on. The relationship between Hay and Roosevelt, which has not been explored, is of lasting interest. If Lincoln was a second father to Hay, Hay was a second father to TR—Roosevelt the bully wielder of the big stick; Hay the polished, urbane diplomat who walked softly, carried out TR’s policies, and helped him win the Nobel Peace Prize.Hay is one of the most pivotal figures in American public life. But, as Taliaferro writes, that is only half the story. He knew everybody from Mark Twain to Henry James, and every president and world leader. He was best friends with Henry Adams, and the two were in love with the same married woman, Lizzie Cameron, the Madame X of Washington Society. Both wrote her voluminous letters.All the Great Prizes chronicles a life that reflects the story of America from the devastation of the Civil War to its emergence as a world leader and power.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with All the Great Prizes : The Life of John Hay, from Lincoln to Roosevelt. To get started finding All the Great Prizes : The Life of John Hay, from Lincoln to Roosevelt, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

All the Great Prizes : The Life of John Hay, from Lincoln to Roosevelt

All the Great Prizes : The Life of John Hay, from Lincoln to Roosevelt

More Books

Grinnell: America's Environmental Pioneer and His Restless Drive to Save the West

Grinnell: America's Environmental Pioneer and His Restless Drive to Save the West

In a Far Country: The True Story of a Mission, a Marriage, a Murder, and the Remarkable Reindeer Rescue of 1898

In a Far Country: The True Story of a Mission, a Marriage, a Murder, and the Remarkable Reindeer Rescue of 1898

Great White Fathers: The True Story of Gutzon Borglum and His Obsessive Quest to Create the Mt. Rushmore National Monument

Great White Fathers: The True Story of Gutzon Borglum and His Obsessive Quest to Create the Mt. Rushmore National Monument

Tarzan Forever : The Life of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Creator of Tarzan

Tarzan Forever : The Life of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Creator of Tarzan

Charles M. Russell: The Life and Legend of America’s Cowboy Artist

Charles M. Russell: The Life and Legend of America’s Cowboy Artist

[John Taliaferro] Grinnell: America's Environmental Pioneer and His Restless Drive to Save The West【2019】 John Taliaferro (Author) Hardcover

[John Taliaferro] Grinnell: America's Environmental Pioneer and His Restless Drive to Save The West【2019】 John Taliaferro (Author) Hardcover

In a Far Country: The True Story of a Mission, a Marriage, and the Remarkable Reindeer Rescue of 1898 by John Taliaferro (2006-11-20)

In a Far Country: The True Story of a Mission, a Marriage, and the Remarkable Reindeer Rescue of 1898 by John Taliaferro (2006-11-20)

[All the Great Prizes: The Life of John Hay, from Lincoln to Roosevelt] [By: Taliaferro, John] [May, 2014]

[All the Great Prizes: The Life of John Hay, from Lincoln to Roosevelt] [By: Taliaferro, John] [May, 2014]

Great White Fathers: The Story of the Obsessive Quest to Create Mount Rushmore by John Taliaferro (2004-01-08)

Great White Fathers: The Story of the Obsessive Quest to Create Mount Rushmore by John Taliaferro (2004-01-08)