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The Five of Hearts: An Intimate Portrait of Henry Adams and His Friends 1880–1918

Patricia O'Toole

The biography of an extraordinary circle of friends: Henry Adams and his wife Clover, John Hay and his wife, Clara, and Clarence King.

BiographyBiography · medium confidenceBiography81 signalsLlm Classifier: Biography -> BiographyGoogle Books: Biography & Autobiography -> Memoir & AutobiographyGoogle Books: Biography & Autobiography -> BiographyPresidential BiographyLiterature & WritersMemoir & Personal History

Award History

0 wins · 3 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Pulitzer Prize in Biography or AutobiographyMajor1991FinalistSecondary source
Los Angeles Times Book Prize for BiographyMajor1990FinalistSecondary source
National Book Critics Circle Award for BiographyMajor1990FinalistSecondary source
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  1. 01 Central figures

    • Henry Adams90%
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    • John Hay55%
    • Clarence King55%

  2. 02 Central places

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  3. 03 Suggested argument

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  4. 04 Reading orientation

    30 / 100 academic

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Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 60%.