The Statesman and the Storyteller: John Hay, Mark Twain, and the Rise of American Imperialism

by Mark Zwonitzer

Book Overview

In a dual biography covering the last ten years of the lives of friends and contemporaries, writer Samuel Clemens (aka Mark Twain) and statesman John Hay (who served as secretary of state under presidents William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt), The Statesman and the Storyteller not only provides an intimate look into the daily lives of these men but also creates an elucidating portrait of the United States on the verge of emerging as a world power...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 156512989X
• ISBN13: 9781565129894
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Algonquin Books
• Length: 608 Pages
• Weight: 2.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.1" x 9.4"