The Papers of Henry Clay: Candidate, Compromiser, Elder Statesman, January 1, 1844-June 29, 1852 Volume 10

by Henry Clay

The culminating volume in The Papers of Henry Clay begins in 1844, the year when Clay came within a hair's breadth of achieving his lifelong goal -- the presidency of the United States. Volume 10 of Clay's papers, then, more than any other, reveals the Great Compromiser as a major player on the national political stage. Here are both the peak of his career and the inevitable decline. On a tour through the southern states in the spring, he seemed certain...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813100607
• ISBN13: 9780813100609
• Release Date: March 1991
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 1056 Pages
• Weight: 3.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"