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Lincoln's Journalist: John Hay's Anonymous Writings for the Press, 1860 - 1864
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Description for Lincoln's Journalist: John Hay's Anonymous Writings for the Press, 1860 - 1864
Paperback. Demonstrates that the essays and letters written for the "Providence" Journal, the "Springfield Illinois State" Journal, and the "St Louis Missouri Democrat" under the pseudonym "Ecarte" are the work of Hay. This work shows circumstantial evidence that Hay wrote as "our special correspondent" for the "Washington World." Editor(s): Burlingame, Michael. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; DNJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
In the Civil War White House, John Hay became the ultimate insider, the man who had the president's ear. ""Only an extremely small number of persons ever saw Abraham Lincoln both day and night in public as well as private settings from 1860 to 1864,"" notes Wayne C. Temple, chief deputy director, Illinois State Archives. ""And only one of them had the literary flair of John Milton Hay."" The most privileged of reporters, Hay sent out dispatches and editorials that shed direct as well as indirect light on Lincoln. With ample access to the president, Hay was in a position ... Read more
In the Civil War White House, John Hay became the ultimate insider, the man who had the president's ear. ""Only an extremely small number of persons ever saw Abraham Lincoln both day and night in public as well as private settings from 1860 to 1864,"" notes Wayne C. Temple, chief deputy director, Illinois State Archives. ""And only one of them had the literary flair of John Milton Hay."" The most privileged of reporters, Hay sent out dispatches and editorials that shed direct as well as indirect light on Lincoln. With ample access to the president, Hay was in a position ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Weight
597g
Number of Pages
424
Place of Publication
Carbondale, United States
ISBN
9780809327126
SKU
V9780809327126
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Ref
99-3
About
Michael Burlingame, Sadowski Professor of History Emeritus at Connecticut College
Reviews for Lincoln's Journalist: John Hay's Anonymous Writings for the Press, 1860 - 1864
"A marvelous work [that] will be heartily welcomed by all those who fancy the Civil War era, those who research and write in this field of study, or those who merely collect important pieces on the Civil War or Lincolniana." - Wayne C. Temple, Chief Deputy Director, Illinois State Archives "John Hay may not be the most famous presidential secretary ... Read more