The Five of Hearts

An Intimate Portrait of Henry Adams and His Friends, 1880-1918

Nonfiction, History, Americas, United States, 19th Century, 20th Century, Biography & Memoir, Historical
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Author: Patricia O'Toole ISBN: 9780743299237
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Publication: November 1, 2007
Imprint: Simon & Schuster Language: English
Author: Patricia O'Toole
ISBN: 9780743299237
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication: November 1, 2007
Imprint: Simon & Schuster
Language: English

The Five of Hearts, who first gathered in Washington in the Gilded Age, included Henry Adams, historian and scion of America's first political dynasty; his wife, Clover, gifted photographer and tragic victim of depression; John Hay, ambassador and secretary of state; his wife, Clara, a Midwestern heiress; and Clarence King, pioneering geologist, entrepreneur, and man of mystery. They knew every president from Abraham Lincoln to Theodore Roosevelt and befriended Henry James, Mark Twain, Edith Wharton, and a host of other illustrious figures on both sides of the Atlantic.

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The Five of Hearts, who first gathered in Washington in the Gilded Age, included Henry Adams, historian and scion of America's first political dynasty; his wife, Clover, gifted photographer and tragic victim of depression; John Hay, ambassador and secretary of state; his wife, Clara, a Midwestern heiress; and Clarence King, pioneering geologist, entrepreneur, and man of mystery. They knew every president from Abraham Lincoln to Theodore Roosevelt and befriended Henry James, Mark Twain, Edith Wharton, and a host of other illustrious figures on both sides of the Atlantic.

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