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John Hay, Lincoln's private secretary and later secretary of point out under presidents McKinley and Roosevelt, and Samuel Langhorne Clemens, famous as "Draw Twain", was raised 50 miles aside on the bankers of the Mississippi River in the same rural antebellum stew of contest, course, and want. This shared history drew them alongside one another in the past due 1860s, and their common admiration never waned regardless of sharp differences. In The Statesman and the Storyteller, the previous decade with their lives plays out up against the tumultuous occurrences of the day, as america government starts to aggressively go after an insurance plan of imperialism, overthrowing the duly elected queen of Hawaii; violently wresting Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines from Spain; and finally supporting a revolution to clear a avenue for the building of the US-controlled Panama Canal. Stunning in its relevance, The Statesman and the Storyteller explores the techniques of America's first global procedures and their affect on US actions for years to check out. Ultimately, it is the very human making of Clemens and Hay that distinguishes Zwonitzer's work, providing deep insights into the lives of two men who helped explain their era.
