Henry Clay: America's Greatest Statesman

by Harlow Giles Unger

Book Overview

In a critical and little-known chapter of early American history, author Harlow Giles Unger tells how a fearless young Kentucky lawyer threw open the doors of Congress during the nation's formative years and prevented dissolution of the infant American republic.

The only freshman congressman ever elected Speaker of the House, Henry Clay brought an arsenal of rhetorical weapons to subdue feuding members of the House of Representatives...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0306823918
• ISBN13: 9780306823916
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Da Capo Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.4"