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Author : Robert Vincent Remini
Release : 1991
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Rating : 887/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Henry Clay by : Robert Vincent Remini
Download or read book Henry Clay written by Robert Vincent Remini. This book was released on 1991. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Great biography leaves an indelible view of the subject. After Remini's masterful portrait, Clay is unforgettable." --Donald B. Cole, Newsday
Author : Harlow Giles Unger
Release : 2015-09-29
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Rating : 926/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Henry Clay by : Harlow Giles Unger
Download or read book Henry Clay written by Harlow Giles Unger. This book was released on 2015-09-29. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a critical and little-known chapter of early American history, author Harlow Giles Unger tells how a fearless young Kentucky lawyer threw open the doors of Congress during the nation's formative years and prevented dissolution of the infant American republic. The only freshman congressman ever elected Speaker of the House, Henry Clay brought an arsenal of rhetorical weapons to subdue feuding members of the House of Representatives and established the Speaker as the most powerful elected official after the President. During fifty years in public service-as congressman, senator, secretary of state, and four-time presidential candidate-Clay constantly battled to save the Union, summoning uncanny negotiating skills to force bitter foes from North and South to compromise on slavery and forego secession. His famous "Missouri Compromise" and four other compromises thwarted civil war "by a power and influence," Lincoln said, "which belonged to no other statesman of his age and times." Explosive, revealing, and richly illustrated, Henry Clay is the story of one of the most courageous-and powerful-political leaders in American History.
Author : Maurice G. Baxter
Release : 2004-11-19
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 126/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Henry Clay and the American System by : Maurice G. Baxter
Download or read book Henry Clay and the American System written by Maurice G. Baxter. This book was released on 2004-11-19. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This detailed study of Henry Clay and the American System -- a program of vigorous economic nationalism dependent on active government and constitutional aspects of what was perhaps Clay's greatest contribution to national policy, a contribution that has received surprisingly little study until now. During the first half of the nineteenth century the new United States experienced rapid material growth, transforming a largely agrarian, pre-modern economy into a diversified, industrializing one. As Speaker of the House in the years following the War of 1812, and later as founder of the Whig party, Clay argued strongly for the development of a home market for domestic goods so that Americans would not be dependent on foreign imports. This "American System" was originally little more than a protective tariff on foreign goods, but it soon came to encompass a collection of policies that included a national banking system and distribution of federal funds to improve transportation. Baxter reveals the inner workings of Clay's program and offers the first careful analysis of its successes and failures. This lively and incisive account will appeal to anyone interested in American history and the processes that shaped modern America
Author : James C. Klotter
Release : 2018
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Rating : 048/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Henry Clay by : James C. Klotter
Download or read book Henry Clay written by James C. Klotter. This book was released on 2018. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charismatic, charming, and one of the best orators of his era, Henry Clay achieved success at many levels. Yet Clay still saw presidential greatness remain a fingertip away. Why? This book uses new sources to provide a focused, nuanced description of Clay's programs and politics and to explain why the man they called "The Great Rejected" never won the presidency but did win the accolades of history.
Author : Henry Clay
Release : 1856
Genre : United States
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Book Synopsis The Works of Henry Clay by : Henry Clay
Download or read book The Works of Henry Clay written by Henry Clay. This book was released on 1856. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
