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HOLMES, JOHN (THAYER, WILLIAM ROSCOE editor) Letters of John Holmes to James Russell Lowell and others.
Boston, Houghton, Mifflin and Co. , 1917.
With an introduction by Alice M. Longfellow. xlviii,290p., 7 pls., cloth. 1st edition, ex- library, v.g. Born in 1812, the younger brother of Oliver Wendell Holmes. Emerson once said John Holmes represented humor while his elder brother stood for wit. Graduated from Harvard in 1832. Lived alone with his aged mother who passed away when he was 53. He died January 27, 1899.
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THAYER, WILLIAM ROSCOE The life and letters of John Hay, by William Roscoe Thayer.
Boston Houghton Mifflin Co. , 1915 Hard Cover
2 volumes (456 and 448 pages), plates, cloth, 9th impression, very good. Journalist, historian, poet, diplomat; born in Salem, Ind. From the Cambridge Dictionary of American Biography: 'After working in a law office next to Abraham Lincoln's in Springfield, Ill., he served President Lincoln in the White House as assistant private secretary from 1861--65 in a close relationship that has been described as resembling that of father and son. He then served at diplomatic posts in Paris (1865--76), Vienna (1867--68), and Madrid (1869--70). His widely-known ballads were collected in Pike County Ballads (1871), and from 1870--75 he was staff editorial writer at the New York Tribune. After serving as assistant secretary of state (1879--81), he completed with George Nicolay his monumental Abraham Lincoln: A History (1890), making him a sort of political poet laureate. In 1897 he was successful as ambassador to Britain. As secretary of state (1898--1905), Hay authored the Open Door policy, instituted regular press conferences, and paved the way for the building of the Panama Canal, making his office and American foreign policy of worldwide influence.'
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THAYER, WILLIAM ROSCOE The Life and Letters of John Hay. Volume II.
Boston Houghton Mifflin Co. 1920 Hard Cover Very Good
[8], 456 pages, 10 plates, cloth, very good. Volume II only. Journalist, historian, poet, diplomat; born in Salem, Ind. From the Cambridge Dictionary of American Biography: "After working in a law office next to Abraham Lincoln's in Springfield, Ill. , he served President Lincoln in the White House as assistant private secretary from 1861--65 in a close relationship that has been described as resembling that of father and son. He then served at diplomatic posts in Paris (1865--76) , Vienna (1867--68) , and Madrid (1869--70). His widely-known ballads were collected in Pike County Ballads (1871) , and from 1870--75 he was staff editorial writer at the New York Tribune. After serving as assistant secretary of state (1879--81) , he completed with George Nicolay his monumental Abraham Lincoln: A History (1890) , making him a sort of political poet laureate. In 1897 he was successful as ambassador to Britain. As secretary of state (1898--1905) , Hay authored the Open Door policy, instituted regular press conferences, and paved the way for the building of the Panama Canal, making his office and American foreign policy of worldwide influence. "; 456 pages
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THAYER, WILLIAM ROSCOE The life and times of Cavour. 2 volumes.
Boston Houghton Mifflin Co. , 1911 Hard Cover
2 volumes (604 and 562 pages), 50 plates, maps & plans (1 folding), cloth, some shelf wear else very good. From The Oxford English Reference Dictionary,' Count Camillo Benso di Cavour, (1810 - 1861) Italian statesman, was the driving force behind the unification of Italy under Victor Emmanuel II, king of the kingdom of Sardinia. In 1847 Cavour founded the newspaper Il Risorgimento to further the cause of unification. As Premier of Piedmont (1852-59; 1860-1), he obtained international support by forming an alliance with France and participating in the Crimean and Franco-Austrian wars. In 1861 he saw Victor Emmanuel crowned king of a united Italy, and became Italy's first Premier.
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