Author: George Prentice
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Languages : en
Pages : 174

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Author: Henry Clay
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 106

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Author: Calvin Colton
Publisher: New York, A.S. Barnes
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Languages : en
Pages : 524

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Author: Henry Clay
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Category : Lawyers
Languages : en
Pages : 576

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Author: Henry Clay
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 624

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Author: Henry Clay
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Category : Statesmen
Languages : en
Pages : 708

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Author: Henry Clay
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 828

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Author: Henry Clay
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 708

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Author: Fergus M. Bordewich
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439124612
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 496

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Chronicles the 1850s appeals of Western territories to join the Union as slave or free states, profiling period balances in the Senate, Henry Clay's attempts at compromise, and the border crisis between New Mexico and Texas.

Author: David S. Heidler
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1588369951
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 1090

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He was the Great Compromiser, a canny and colorful legislator whose life mirrors the story of America from its founding until the eve of the Civil War. Speaker of the House, senator, secretary of state, five-time presidential candidate, and idol to the young Abraham Lincoln, Henry Clay is captured in full at last in this rich and sweeping biography. David S. Heidler and Jeanne T. Heidler present Clay in his early years as a precocious, witty, and optimistic Virginia farm boy who at the age of twenty transformed himself into an attorney. The authors reveal Clay’s tumultuous career in Washington, including his participation in the deadlocked election of 1824 that haunted him for the rest of his career, and shine new light on Clay’s marriage to plain, wealthy Lucretia Hart, a union that lasted fifty-three years and produced eleven children. Featuring an inimitable supporting cast including Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and Abraham Lincoln, Henry Clay is beautifully written and replete with fresh anecdotes and insights. Horse trader and risk taker, arm twister and joke teller, Henry Clay was the consummate politician who gave ground, made deals, and changed the lives of millions.