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Henry Clay: The Essential American [Deckle Edge] by Clay, Henry;Heidler, David Stephen;Heidler, Jeanne T is a biography available to read on EtoBox.
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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. 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. David S. Heidler and Jeanne T. Heidler present Clay in his early years as a precocious, witty, and optimistic Virginia farm boy who at the age of tw
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- Author
- Clay, Henry;Heidler, David Stephen;Heidler, Jeanne T
- Publisher
- Random House Publishing Group
- Published
- 2010
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780812978957
- Category
- biography
- Subjects
- Political Science, Memoir, Historical Fiction
- Rating
- 3.94 / 5 (2,285 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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