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Henry Clay
The Essential American
By: David S. Heidler, Jeanne T. Heidler
Paperback | 15 May 2011 | Edition Number 1
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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.
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"A revealing portrait of Henry Clay, a man who was critical to the life of the nation in the tumultuous nineteenth century. Never president but always in the arena, Clay is a remarkable architect of the Union, and we owe the Heidlers a debt for bringing him to life in these pages."--Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House
"Henry Clay's unparalleled combination of skill, charisma, and energy are on display in this biography."--James M. McPherson, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era
"An enormously engaging picture of this man and his era."--Heather Cox Richardson, The Washington Post
"It is a measure of the Heidlers' success that they rescue Harry of the West from his own legend. . . . [They] write with one voice and contagious enthusiasm."--Richard Norton Smith, The National Interest
ISBN: 9780812978957
ISBN-10: 0812978951
Published: 15th May 2011
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 656
Audience: General Adult
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Country of Publication: US
Edition Number: 1
Dimensions (cm): 23.4 x 15.5 x 4.3
Weight (kg): 0.73
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