Download or read book Biography of Henry Clay written by George Denison Prentice and published by . This book was released on 1831 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Henry Clay written by Robert Vincent Remini and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 1991 with total page 884 pages. 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
Download or read book Biography of Henry Clay written by George Denison Prentice and published by . This book was released on 1831 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Life and Public Services of Henry Clay written by Epes Sargent and published by . This book was released on 1852 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book BIOG OF HENRY CLAY written by John Greenleaf 1807-1892 Whittier and published by . This book was released on 2016-09-10 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Life of Henry Clay written by Glyndon Garlock Van Deusen and published by . This book was released on 1937 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The biography of the Kentucky statesman who served in both the Senate and the House of Representatives, as Speaker of the House. A skilled orator, lawyer, and politician, Clay served as Secretary of State under John Quincy Adams and founded the Whig Party. "The Great Compromiser" brokered important agreements on slavery during the lead up to the Civil War. As part of the "Great Triumvirate" with colleagues Daniel Webster and John C. Calhoun, he was instrumental in the Missouri Compromise of 1820, the Compromise Tariff of 1833, and the Compromise of 1850.
Download or read book Henry Clay written by David S. Heidler and published by Random House Trade Paperbacks. This book was released on 2011-05-10 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Biography of Henry Clay Classic Reprint written by George Denison Prentice and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-28 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Biography of Henry Clay For many of the imperfections of this volume, the intelligent reader Will require no apology. During the greater part of my stay in Ken tucky, I have been unable, from indisposition, to endure the labour of writing; and hence, when my health has permitted, I have necessarily written with a degree of haste wholly meonsrstent with the care and attention which, under other Circumstances, I should certainly have be stowed upon my work. The necessity of sending the manuscript to new-england, sheet by sheet, Without even allowmg myself time to preserve copies of it, has undoubtedly led tt some errors of plan and ar rangement. The same necessity, together with that of luniting the vo lume to a given number of pages, has compelled me to omit several im portant incidents in the more recent portion of Mr. Clay's history. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The Life Correspondence and Speeches of Henry Clay in Six Volumes written by Calvin Colton and published by New York, A.S. Barnes. This book was released on 1857 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Henry Clay written by James C. Klotter and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 537 pages. 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.
Download or read book Life of Henry Clay written by Schurz and published by . This book was released on 1887 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Henry Clay written by Harlow Giles Unger and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 2015-09-29 with total page 336 pages. 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 Henry Clay, the only freshman congressman ever elected Speaker of the House, 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 the dissolution of the infant American republic. Explosive, revealing, and richly illustrated, Henry Clay is the story of one of the most courageous--and powerful--political leaders in American History.
Download or read book The Life and Speeches of Henry Clay Volume 1 written by Henry Clay and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Life and Speeches of Henry Clay is a biography of the influential American statesman who served as a senator, congressman, and Secretary of State. The book examines Clay's life and political career, focusing on his leadership in the Whig Party and his role in shaping domestic and foreign policy. In addition to its historical value, the book also offers insights into the political and cultural climate of the early to mid-19th century America. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book The Family Legacy of Henry Clay written by Lindsey Apple and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2011-09-16 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Known as the Great Compromiser, Henry Clay earned his title by addressing sectional tensions over slavery and forestalling civil war in the United States. Today he is still regarded as one of the most important political figures in American history. As Speaker of the House of Representatives and secretary of state, Clay left an indelible mark on American politics at a time when the country’s solidarity was threatened by inner turmoil, and scholars have thoroughly chronicled his political achievements. However, little attention has been paid to his extensive family legacy. In The Family Legacy of Henry Clay: In the Shadow of a Kentucky Patriarch, Lindsey Apple explores the personal history of this famed American and examines the impact of his legacy on future generations of Clays. Apple’s study delves into the family’s struggles with physical and emotional problems such as depression and alcoholism. The book also analyzes the role of financial stress as the family fought to reestablish its fortune in the years after the Civil War. Apple’s extensively researched volume illuminates a little-discussed aspect of Clay’s life and heritage, and highlights the achievements and contributions of one of Kentucky’s most distinguished families.
Download or read book The Life and Speeches of Henry Clay written by Henry Clay and published by . This book was released on 1842 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Life Correspondence And Speeches Of Henry Clay written by Calvin Colton and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive biography of Henry Clay offers a detailed and engrossing account of the life and career of one of America's most important political figures. Covering everything from Clay's early years in Kentucky to his famous 'great compromises' on key national issues, this book provides a fascinating insight into the social, economic and political forces that shaped America in the early 19th century. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
