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Henry Clay : the man who would be president
- Title
- Henry Clay : the man who would be president / James C. Klotter.
- Author
- Klotter, James C.
- Publication
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2018]
- ©2018
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Details
- Description
- xix, 510 pages : illustrations; 25 cm
- Summary
- "Charismatic, charming, and one of the best orators of his era, Henry Clay seemed to have it all. He offered a comprehensive plan of change for America, and he directed national affairs as Speaker of the House, as Secretary of State to John Quincy Adams--the man he put in office--and as acknowledged leader of the Whig party. As the broker of the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850, Henry Clay fought to keep a young nation united when westward expansion and slavery threatened to tear it apart. Yet, despite his talent and achievements, Henry Clay never became president. Three times he received Electoral College votes, twice more he sought his party's nomination, yet each time he was defeated. Alongside fellow senatorial greats Daniel Webster and John C. Calhoun, Clay was in the mix almost every moment from 1824 to 1848. Given his prominence, perhaps the years should be termed not the Jacksonian Era but rather the Age of Clay."--Dust jacket.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Biographies.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 391-498) and index.
- Call Number
- JFE 18-6435
- ISBN
- 9780190498047
- 0190498048
- LCCN
- 2017053284
- 40028340724
- 40028339073
- OCLC
- 1008976918
- Author
- Klotter, James C., author.
- Title
- Henry Clay : the man who would be president / James C. Klotter.
- Publisher
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2018]
- Copyright Date
- ©2018
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 391-498) and index.
- Chronological Term
- 1815-1861
- Other Form:
- Online version: Klotter, James C. Henry Clay. New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2018] 9780190498054 (DLC) 2017053862
- Other Standard Identifier
- 4002834072440028339073
- Research Call Number
- JFE 18-6435