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Henry Clay: The Man Who Would Be President
Contributor(s): Klotter, James C. (Author)
ISBN: 0190498048     ISBN-13: 9780190498047
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
OUR PRICE:   $34.19  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: August 2018
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BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Historical
- Biography & Autobiography | Political
- History | United States - 19th Century
Dewey: B
LCCN: 2017053284
Physical Information: 1.5" H x 6.4" W x 9.5" (1.90 lbs) 536 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 19th Century
- Geographic Orientation - Kentucky
- Locality - Washington, D.C.
- Geographic Orientation - District of Columbia
 
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Publisher 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.

James C. Klotter uses new research and offers a more focused, nuanced explanation of Clay's programs and politics in order to answer to the question of why the man they called The Great Rejected never won the presidency but did win the accolades of history. Klotter's fresh outlook reveals that the
best monument to Henry Clay is the fact that the United States remains one country, one nation, one example of a successful democracy, still working, still changing, still reflecting his spirit. The appeal of Henry Clay and his emphasis on compromise still resonate in a society seeking less
partisanship and more efforts at conciliation.