Henry Clay: the essential American [1st ed] 9781588369956, 9781299258730, 1299258735, 1588369951

The slashes -- "My hopes were more than realized" -- "Puppyism" -- The hawk and the gambler -- Uncom

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English Pages (xxiv, 595 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, portraits Year 2010

Henry Clay: the essential American [1st ed]
9781588369956, 9781299258730, 1299258735, 1588369951

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Table of 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."

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