The Five of Hearts
| Author | : Patricia O'Toole |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Total Pages | : 485 |
| Release | : 2007-11-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780743299237 |
| ISBN-13 | : 074329923X |
| Rating | : 4/5 (37 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Five of Hearts written by Patricia O'Toole and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2007-11-01 with total page 485 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
