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Through Five Administrations
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Author : William H. Crook
language : en
Publisher: Open Road Media
Release Date : 2014-08-26
Through Five Administrations written by William H. Crook and has been published by Open Road Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-26 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A fascinating behind-the-scenes account of life at the White House in the second half of the nineteenth century Hired in January 1865 as one of four White House bodyguards assigned to protect the president, Colonel William H. Crook—a Union army veteran and member of the Washington Police Force—developed a close, mutually respectful relationship with Abraham Lincoln. To his profound regret, Crook was not on duty the night that the Great Emancipator was assassinated—if he had been, one of the grimmest chapters in American history might have been rewritten. For the next fifty years, Crook dedicated himself to the White House and to the office of the presidency. In a variety of positions, from bodyguard to clerk to disburser, he served twelve different presidents—from Andrew Johnson to Woodrow Wilson—and played a key role in the inner workings of the executive mansion. Published posthumously, Through Five Administrations is Crook’s report on the first half of his tenure, and includes the deeply affecting story of his brief time with Lincoln, his memories of the divisive period surrounding Johnson’s impeachment, revealing portraits of Ulysses S. Grant and Rutherford B. Hayes and their families, and a fascinating look at the turmoil caused by James A. Garfield’s assassination and the unexpected presidency of Chester A. Arthur. This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.
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Author : William Henry Crook
language : en
Publisher: BIG BYTE BOOKS
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Through Five Administrations written by William Henry Crook and has been published by BIG BYTE BOOKS this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Fifty years of service at the White House in various capacities, including bodyguard to Abraham Lincoln, William H. Crook's memoir brings an astonishing array of personal details of life in the executive mansion. His sensitive observations of Lincoln are especially moving. A well-known figure in Washington, Crook knew every president from Lincoln until Crook's death in 1915. He was a keen observer and his stories will entertain and sometimes surprise you. Here are also stories of presidents Andrew Johnson, Rutherford B. Hayes, and James Garfield. A friend of Ulysses S. Grant, a guest at the White House wedding of Grant's daughter, Nellie, he also tells stories of racing with Grant in buggies.
Through Five Administrations
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Author : Gerry Margarita Spalding
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1901
Through Five Administrations written by Gerry Margarita Spalding and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1901 with categories.
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Author : Margarita Spalding Gerry
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2017-09-12
Through Five Administrations written by Margarita Spalding Gerry and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-12 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Excerpt from Through Five Administrations: Reminiscences of Colonel William H. Crook, Body-Guard to President Lincoln But toward the end of 1864 so much pressure was brought to bear on him, particularly by Marshal Lamon and Secretary Stanton, that he finally yielded. He had admitted to Ward Lamon before this that he knew there was danger from a Pole named Garowski, who had been seen skulking about the White House grounds. He told Lamon of a shot that had barely missed him one day when he was riding to the Sol diers' Home. Conspiracies to abduct or assassinate the President were constantly being rumored. At first he contended that if any one wanted to murder him no precaution would avail. Finally, although he was always more or less of this Opinion, the President gave way to the anxieties of those near to him. He consented to the daily guard of police officers, and, on longer journeys, to a cavalry guard. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Author : W. H. Crook
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-10-13
Through Five Administrations written by W. H. Crook and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-13 with History categories.
Colonel William H. Crook spent fifty years at the White House in varying roles, including, as the title says, Abraham Lincoln's bodyguard. Beyond his touching personal observations about president Lincoln (they were clearly friends, and Crook felt extremely affectionately about him), he also gives us a glimpse into life in the white house and those most influential of figures surrounding it. His stories of presidents Garfield, Johnson, and Hayes are fascinating. His many accounts of his friendship with Ulysses S. Grant, including buggy racing with the general, and his presence as a guest at Grant's daughter's white house wedding are as humorous as they are interesting.
Through Five Administrations Reminiscences Of Colonel William H Crook Body Guard To President Lincoln Primary Source Edition
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Author : Margarita Spalding Gerry
language : en
Publisher: Nabu Press
Release Date : 2013-10
Through Five Administrations Reminiscences Of Colonel William H Crook Body Guard To President Lincoln Primary Source Edition written by Margarita Spalding Gerry and has been published by Nabu Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10 with categories.
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Through Five Administrations Reminiscences Of Colonel William H Crook Body Guard To President Lincoln
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Author : Crook W H.
language : en
Publisher: Hardpress Publishing
Release Date : 2013-01
Through Five Administrations Reminiscences Of Colonel William H Crook Body Guard To President Lincoln written by Crook W H. and has been published by Hardpress Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01 with categories.
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Author : Margarita Spalding Gerry
language : en
Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLC
Release Date : 2014-03-29
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Author : William Henry Crook
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019
Through Five Administrations written by William Henry Crook and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with Presidents categories.
"William H. Crook was a common sight in the corridors of the White House in the second half of the nineteenth century. For over fifty years he served a total of twelve presidents in a variety of roles. His book [...] uncovers the first twenty years of his life in the corridors of power. Crook's career began in 1865 when he was assigned as a White House guard in January 1865. Unfortunately, he was not on duty when President Lincoln was assassinated in Ford's Theater on April 14, 1865, and so could do nothing to prevent this tragic event. Yet, despite this, Crook continued to work as bodyguard for Lincoln's successor, Andrew Johnson, before being appointed 'Executive Clerk of the President of the United States' by Ulysses S. Grant in 1870 and dispersing agent in 1877, a role that he would hold for the rest of his career. Crook's memoirs provide vivid insight into life in the White House through the administrations of Lincoln, Johnson, Grant, Hayes, Garfield, and Arthur. It provides particularly vivid insight into lives of presidents Lincoln, Johnson and Grant and their families who Crook grew to know well. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in a unique view of some of our most famous presidents and their personal lives behind the closed doors of the White House."--Page [4] of cover.
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Author : Margarita Spalding Gerry
language : en
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Release Date : 2022-10-27
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