Henry Clay: Statesman for the Union

Among the nineteenth-century Americans, few commanded the reverence and respect accorded to Henry Clay of Kentucky. As orator and as Speaker of the House for longer than any man in the century, he wielded great power, a compelling presence in Congress who helped preserve the Union in the antebellum period. Remini portrays both the statesman and the private man, a man whose family life was painfully torn and who burned with ambition for the office he could not reach, the presidency.

Author: Robert V. Remini
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 11/17/1993
Pages: 882
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 2.38lbs
Size: 9.40h x 6.00w x 1.44d
ISBN: 9780393310887

About the Author
Remini, Robert V.: - Robert V. Remini is professor of history and research professor of humanities at the University of Illinois in Chicago.Remini, Robert V.: - Robert V. Remini is professor of history and research professor of humanities at the University of Illinois in Chicago.