Henry Clay
the man who would be president
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Word Count
127,500 words, Guess
Page Count
510 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-100190498048
- ISBN-139780190498047
- Library of Congress Control Number2017053284
- OCLC Control Number1008976918
- Better World Books9780190498047
and 1 more
- Open LibraryOL26966490M
Classifications
- DDC973.6092
- DDCB
- LCCE340.C6 K57 2018
and 1 more
- LCCE340.C6K57 2018
Description
"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.
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