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Ohio
25 Nov 2013
Michael Hill is getting to know quite a bit about the Wright brothers ... Hill has worked with McCullough on several of his books over the past 30 years, including Truman, John Adams, 1776 and others ... His own book — Elihu Washburne ... Americans in Paris, a story of Americans living in Paris during the 19th century, that Hill became intrigued with Washburne ... He said there is a lesson in his discovery of the interesting life of Washburne....(size: 4.8Kb)
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Ohio
09 Nov 2013
Jerry Lewis’ bodyguard gives
a lift to comic Jackie Mason. In the course of his duties as entertainment writer and critic for various local publications like the West Side Leader and the Medina Gazette, Fairlawn resident Irv Korman had the opportunity to meet and interview many celebrities ... Market St ... Hill, ’83, will discuss his career as a historical researcher and his book, The Diary and Letters of Elihu Washburne ... ....(size: 6.0Kb)
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Ohio
25 Oct 2013
‘The Face in the Window’. explores Ohio hauntings. In The Face in the Window, seventh in the “Haunted Ohio” series of “Haunting Ohio Tales,” Chris Woodyard does much more than repeat spooky stories that have been handed down as folk tales ... “A Family Bewitched ... Mrs ... Family values in novel ... 13 to talk about his book Diary and Letters of Elihu Washburn. Washburn was minister to France in 1870 and 1871....(size: 6.5Kb)
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Huffington Post
20 Sep 2013
Welcome to the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus, otherwise known as the modern day Radical Republican Party where elephants are running amok without cause or concern for the average citizen. This wasn't the case over 150 years ago ... They feverishly pushed for the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson and vehemently opposed the Democratic Party as well ... Julian, Elihu Washburne, and Henry Wilson ... Washington, D.C ... politics ... politics....(size: 6.6Kb)
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The New York Times
05 Sep 2013
In a May 14 letter to Elihu Washburne, Grant wrote ... that “weaken my ability to render efficient service in our present cause.” A few days later, Washburne rose in the House to offer a defense that featured more heat than light ... Washburne’s perfervid defense likely convinced no one who was not already satisfied about Grant’s sobriety at Shiloh....(size: 23.3Kb)
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The New York Times
12 Aug 2013
Caught in a terrific storm, they had spent a night on the ground — notwithstanding the distinguished guests in the company, General Thomas himself, on special assignment from Washington, and Congressman Elihu Washburne, Grant’s friend and patron from his home state of Illinois. Washburne later recalled with admiration how the commander ......(size: 18.5Kb)
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The New York Times
07 Mar 2013
The small committee of seven members was originally chaired by Van Wyck, but he was replaced by Illinois Republican Elihu Washburne, a close ally of the president and the original political patron of Ulysses S ... Writing the president, Washburne sounded the alarm ... Eventually court-martialed on 63 separate counts through evidence exposed by Washburne’s ......(size: 19.2Kb)
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Chicago Tribune
26 Feb 2013
Daniel Day-Lewis should have thanked Galenian Elihu Washburne ... He gave a wonderful acceptance speech, although he did fail to thank Elihu Washburne of Galena, Ill ... Among the passengers that year was a very politically astute fellow from Livermore, Maine by the name of Elihu Washburne ... Arguably, there may not have been a President Lincoln or a President and General Grant without Galenian Elihu Washburne....(size: 1.9Kb)
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Richmond Times Dispatch
06 Jan 2013
“Elihu Washburne” is a collection of private journals and correspondence by the 19th century politician and diplomat ... McCullough asked Hill to look through the papers of Washburne, the American minister to France during the Franco-Prussian War and an eyewitness to the siege of Paris in the early 1870s. The Washburne archive at the Library of Congress ......(size: 6.0Kb)
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The Examiner
28 Dec 2012
Elihu Washburn was the ambassador to France under Ulysses S ... Washburne kept a daily diary of the events, and at the end of the year long siege, a group of dissenters, the Communard, tried to take control of France ... The Communard was lead by Rauol Rigault, the Chief of Police, and Washburne was not at all impressed with their message or their activities ... Washburne was a native of Maine, and lived in Galena, Illinois in his early career....(size: 9.3Kb)
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The Examiner
28 Dec 2012
Rating for The Greater Journey. Americans in Paris. 5. McCullough ends his 500 page book with an excerpt about Mary Cassatt. She never married and became one of the first Impressionist female American artists. Her painting depicts all the tranquility and docility of being a women in French society from motherhood to reading the La Figaro, the local newspaper ... History exams ... David McCullough ... Americans in Paris - Elihu B. Washburne - Part 4. ....(size: 4.5Kb)
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The Miami Herald
19 Nov 2012
"Elihu Washburne" is a collection of private journals and correspondence by the 19th century politician and diplomat ... McCullough asked Hill to look through the papers of Washburne, the American minister to France during the Franco-Prussian War and an eyewitness to the siege of Paris in the early 1870s. The Washburne archive at the Library of Congress ......(size: 3.7Kb)
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The Washington Post
19 Nov 2012
“Elihu Washburne” is a collection of private journals and correspondence by the 19th century politician and diplomat ... McCullough asked Hill to look through the papers of Washburne, the American minister to France during the Franco-Prussian War and an eyewitness to the siege of Paris in the early 1870s. The Washburne archive at the Library ......(size: 3.9Kb)
