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Henry Clay : the essential American / / David S. Heidler and Jeanne T. Heidler.   Author:  Heidler, David Stephen, 1955- Title:  Henry Clay : the essential American / / David S. Heidler and Jeanne T. Heidler. Edition:  1st ed. Publisher:  New York : Random House, c2010. Description:  xxiv, 595 p., [32] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 25 cm. 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. Bibliography Note:  Includes bibliographical references (p. [497]-567) and index. Contents:  The slashes -- "My hopes were more than realized" -- "Puppyism" -- The hawk and the gambler -- Uncompromising compromiser -- "I injured both him and myself" -- A thousand cuts -- Losing the bank, saving the Union -- Whig -- "I had rather be right than be president" -- Three campaigns -- Four letters -- "Death, ruthless death" -- The last gamble -- "What prodigies arise" -- "The best & almost only true friend". Local Note:  AAPG copy 39088015203904 purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. NMAI copy 39088018620542 from the Library of H.Paul and Jane R. Friesema Subject:  Clay, Henry, 1777-1852. United States. Congress -- Biography. Legislators -- United States -- Biography. United States -- Politics and government -- 1815-1861. Added Author:  Heidler, Jeanne T. Catalog Source No.:  (OCoLC)ocn326531524 ISBN:  9781400067268 (hc. : acid-free paper) 140006726X Copy/Holding information Call No. Collection Barcode Status   CT275.C59 H4 2010 American Art Portrait Gallery 39088015203904 Checked In Request Copy Add Copy to MyList E340.C6 H45 2010 American Indian, National Museum of 39088018620542 Checked In Request Copy Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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