All the great prizes : the life of John Hay, from Lincoln to Roosevelt
Title:
All the great prizes : the life of John Hay, from Lincoln to Roosevelt
Author:
Credits:
John Taliaferro.
Edition:
1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
Publication Information:
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2013.
Publication Date(s):
2013
Format:
Books
Physical Description:
x, 673 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [613]-642) and index.
Contents:
Oughtnottobiography -- Spunky point -- Potomac fever -- Bolts of war -- Progress of democracy -- Plain language -- Millionaires' row -- Roses in a glue-factory -- Scorpions -- Everlasting angels -- Two on the terrace -- Tame cats -- The English mission -- Setting the table -- Spheres of influence -- Rope of sand -- A reasonable time -- Fair warning -- Color of right -- Hayism -- All the great prizes.
Description:
From secretary to Abraham Lincoln to Secretary of State for Theodore Roosevelt, John Hay remained a major figure in American history. His private life was glamorous and romantic. 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.
Subject Term(s):
Document ID:
SD_ILS:1306064
Language:
English
