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Henry Clay : the essential American / David S. Heidler and Jeanne T. Heidler.

By: Heidler, David Stephen, 1955-.
Contributor(s): Heidler, Jeanne T.
Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Random House, c2010Edition: 1st ed.Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. [497]-567) and index.Description: xxiv, 595 p., [32] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9781400067268 (hc. : acid-free paper); 140006726X.Subject(s): Clay, Henry, 1777-1852 | United States. Congress -- Biography | Legislators -- United States -- Biography | United States -- Politics and government -- 1815-1861DDC classification: 328.092 | B
Contents:
The slashes -- "My hopes were more than realized" -- "Puppyism" -- The hawk and the gambler -- Uncompromising compromiser -- "I injured both him and myself" -- A thousand cuts -- Losing the bank, saving the Union -- Whig -- "I had rather be right than be president" -- Three campaigns -- Four letters -- "Death, ruthless death" -- The last gamble -- "What prodigies arise" -- "The best & almost only true friend".
Summary: 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 in this rich and sweeping biography that vividly portrays all the drama of his times.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [497]-567) and index.

The slashes -- "My hopes were more than realized" -- "Puppyism" -- The hawk and the gambler -- Uncompromising compromiser -- "I injured both him and myself" -- A thousand cuts -- Losing the bank, saving the Union -- Whig -- "I had rather be right than be president" -- Three campaigns -- Four letters -- "Death, ruthless death" -- The last gamble -- "What prodigies arise" -- "The best & almost only true friend".

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 in this rich and sweeping biography that vividly portrays all the drama of his times.

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