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 Hay was both witness and author of many of the most significant chapters in American history--from the birth of the Republican Party, the Civil War, and the Spanish-American War, to the prelude to the First World War. Much of what we know about Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt comes to us...

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Main Author: Taliaferro, John, 1952-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2013.
Edition:First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Subjects:
Hay, John, > 1838-1905.
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Friends and associates.
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865.
1861-1921
Statesmen > United States > Biography.
Politics and government.
Diplomatic relations.
Statesmen.
Friends and associates.
United States > Politics and government > 1861-1865.
United States > Foreign relations > 1865-1921.
United States.
Biographies.
Table of 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.

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