HENRY CLAY CL
HENRY CLAY CL
Summary
A portrait of 19th-century American politician Henry Clay, perhaps best remembered for the Compromise of 1850 which held the Union states together before the Civil War. It traces his rise from Kentucky statesman to Congressman, and the repeated rejection of his candidacy for President.
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HENRY CLAY CL by Robert Remini
A portrait of 19th-century American politician Henry Clay, perhaps best remembered for the Compromise of 1850 which held the Union states together before the Civil War. It traces his rise from Kentucky statesman to Congressman, and the repeated rejection of his candidacy for President.Robert V. Remini, preeminent authority of the life and times of Andrew Jackson, was a History and Research Professor of the Humanities emeritus at the University of Illinois at Chicago, where he taught and did scholarly research beginning in 1965. From 1982 to 1987 he was the Director of UIC's Institute for the Humanities. In addition to teaching at both Columbia and Fordham universities early in his career, Dr. Remini was the Southall Freeman Professor at the University of Richmond in 1992, and the W. Harold and Martha Welsh Professor of American Studies at the University of Notre Dame in 1995 and 1996.
Dr. Remini received many awards and honors in his illustrious career, including the National Book Award for his three-volume biography of Andrew Jackson in 1984. He lectured on King Andrew at the White House and for the Smithsonian Institution, and he received the George Washington Medal of Honor from the Freedom Foundation.
As well as other distinguished books on Jackson, Dr. Rimini was the author of Henry Clay, Statesman for the Union, Martin Van Buren and the Making of the Democratic Path, and Daniel Webster: The Man and His Time.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780393030044 |
| ISBN 10 | 0393030040 |
| Title | HENRY CLAY CL |
| Author | Robert Remini |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | WW Norton & Co |
| Year published | 1991-10-17 |
| Number of pages | 848 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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