A celebrated diplomat and editor whose outspoken opinions shaped
views on the national agenda Born in 1819 in Cincinnati, Donn Piatt
died in 1891 at the Piatt Castles that still stand in western Ohio.
He was a diplomat, historian, journalist, judge, lawyer,
legislator, lobbyist, novelist, playwright, poet, and
politician-and a well-known humorist, once called on to replace
Mark Twain when Twain's humor failed him. A staunch opponent of
slavery, Piatt campaigned in 1860 for Abraham Lincoln, who briefly
took a liking to him but found him too outspoken and later cursed
him when, as a Union officer, Piatt recruited slaves in Maryland.
Having served credibly as an American diplomat in France during the
1850s, Piatt had a strong and influential interest in foreign
affairs as a Washington insider. After the Civil War, Piatt became
famous nationwide as an editor in Washington. In his newspaper, The
Capital, Piatt attacked President Grant and Congress fearlessly,
and his witticisms and criticisms were carried in papers across the
country. Over the years Piatt mocked both Catholics and
Protestants, attacked millionaires, and defended workers, yet ended
his life as a Catholic and a rich man. He ridiculed both the
Democratic and Republican parties. He wrote a play mocking
lobbyists, but his own ethics came into question after he became a
Washington lobbyist while remaining a journalist. Author Peter
Bridges presents the life of an American who in his day was both
famous and influential, and, through Piatt, sheds light on much of
the corruption and injustice of the Gilded Age. This biography is
the latest volume in the ADST-DACOR series on Diplomats and
Diplomacy.
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