| Henry Clay: America's Greatest Statesman Contributor(s): Unger, Harlow Giles (Author), Lescault, John (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1504633156 ISBN-13: 9781504633154 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Compact Disc - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: September 2015 |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - Biography & Autobiography | Political - History | United States - 19th Century |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.2" W x 5.8" L (0.40 lbs) |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
| Features: Price on Product, Unabridged |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A compelling new biography of America's most powerful Speaker of the House, who held the divided nation together for three decades and who was Lincoln's guiding lightIn a little known chapter of early American history, a fearless Kentucky lawyer rids Congress of corruption and violence in an era when congressmen debated with bullets as well as ballots. Harlow Giles Unger reveals how Henry Clay, the youngest congressman ever elected Speaker of the House, rewrote congressional rules and established the Speaker as the most powerful elected official after the president.During five decades of public service--as congressman, senator, secretary of state, and four-time presidential candidate--Clay produced historic compromises that postponed civil war for fifty years. Lincoln called Clay "the man for whom I fought all my life."An action-packed narrative history, Henry Clay is the story of one of the most courageous congressmen in American history. |
Contributor Bio(s): Unger, Harlow Giles: - Harlow Giles Unger, a former distinguished visiting fellow in American history at George Washington's Mount Vernon, is a veteran journalist, broadcaster, educator, and historian. He is the author of more than twenty books, including several biographies of the Founding Fathers. He has also authored histories of the early Republic as well as numerous books on American education. He lives in New York. Lescault, John: -Patrick Cullen (a.k.a. John Lescault), a native of Massachusetts, is a graduate of the Catholic University of America. He lives in Washington, DC, where he works in theater. |
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