The Life and Times of Henry Clay V1
Calvin Colton
The Life and Times of Henry Clay V1
Calvin Colton
- Volume One of Two. A history of Henry Clay, also known as The Great Pacificator, or The Great Compromiser. He was an American statesman, U.S. congressman and U.S. senator, who was a major promoter of the Missouri Compromise, the compromise tariff of 1833 (ending the Nullification crisis), and the Compromise of 1850, all efforts to balance the rights of free and slave states. Clay was twice the unsuccessful Whig candidate for president. Contents: Mr. Clay’s Early History; Mr. Clay’s Domestic History; Mr. Clay’s Moral Character and Religious Sentiments; Mr. Clay’s Personal Qualities and Eloquence; Mr. Clay’s Professional Career; Mr. Clay’s Wit and Other Brilliant Qualities; Mr. Clay as a Public Man; Mr. Clay as an American Patriot; Mr. Clay and the War of 1812; Mr. Clay on Domestic Slavery; Mr. Clay the Advocate of Universal Freedom; The Cause of Great Effects; The Missouri Question; The Great Conspiracy; Mr. Clay’s Internal Improvement Policy; Mr. Clay’s Public Land Policy; and Political Character of Mr. Clay’s Times. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing. Other volumes in this set are ISBN(s): 1417944579.
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