The Family Legacy of Henry Clay: In the Shadow of a Kentucky Patriarch (Topics in Kentucky History)

by Lindsey Apple (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2011

  $50.02

  Known as the Great Compromiser, Henry Clay earned his title by addressing sectional tensions over slavery and forestalling civil war in the United States. Today he is still regarded as one of the most important political figures in American history. This explores the personal history of this famed American and examines the impact of his legacy on future generations of Clays.