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Henry Clay the essential American

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 in this rich and sweeping biography that vividly portrays all the drama of his times.

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Main Author: Heidler, David Stephen, 1955-
Other Authors: Heidler, Jeanne T.
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Random House, c2010.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Clay, Henry, > 1777-1852.
Legislators > United States > Biography.
United States. > Congress > Biography.
United States > Politics and government > 1815-1861.
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Summary: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 in this rich and sweeping biography that vividly portrays all the drama of his times.
Physical Description:xxiv, 595 p., [32] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. [497]-567) and index.
ISBN:9781400067268 (hc. : acid-free paper)
140006726X
9780812978957 (pbk.)
Author Notes:David S. Heidler and Jeanne T. Heidler have written numerous scholarly books and articles dealing with the history of the early American republic, the Antebellum period, and the Civil War. David Heidler is associated with the Department of History at Colorado State University-Pueblo, and Jeanne Heidler is professor of history at the United States Air Force Academy, where she is the senior civilian member of her department. The Heidlers live in Colorado Springs.

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