He was the Great Compromiser, a canny and colorful legislator whose life mirrors the story of America from its founding until the eve of the Civil War.
Their next book with Random House, Washington\'s Circle: The Creation of the President, is sche. civil-military relations, American soldiers\' lives, and life on the home front.
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In addition to their work as authors, the Heidlers are general editors of monographs on U.
They are the authors of Henry Clay: The Essential American
Old Hickory\'s War: Andrew Jackson and the Quest for Empire
The War of 1812
Manifest Destiny
Daily Life in the Early American Republic: Creating a New Nation, 1790-1820; and The Mexican War.
Their editorial work includes Encyclopedia of the War of 1812 and the award-winning Encyclopedia of the American Civil War.
Heidler have collaborated on books about the early American republic, the Antebellum period, and the Civil War.
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About the Author: David S.
Horse trader and risk taker, arm twister and joke teller, Henry Clay was the consummate politician who gave ground, made deals, and changed the lives of millions.
Featuring an inimitable supporting cast including Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and Abraham Lincoln, Henry Clay is beautifully written and replete with fresh anecdotes and insights.
The authors reveal Clay\'s tumultuous career in Washington, including his participation in the deadlocked election of 1824 that haunted him for the rest of his career, and shine new light on Clay\'s marriage to plain, wealthy Lucretia Hart, a union that lasted fifty-three years and produced eleven children.
Heidler present Clay in his early years as a precocious, witty, and optimistic Virginia farm boy who at the age of twenty transformed himself into an attorney.
Heidler and Jeanne T.
David S.
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 at last in this rich and sweeping biography.
He was the Great Compromiser, a canny and colorful legislator whose life mirrors the story of America from its founding until the eve of the Civil War
