The Family Legacy of Henry Clay: In the Shadow of a Kentucky Patriarch - Hardcover
by Lindsey Apple (Author)
Known as the Great Compromiser, Henry Clay earned his title by addressing sectional tensions over slavery and forestalling civil war in the United States. Today he is still regarded as one of the most important political figures in American history. As Speaker of the House of Representatives and secretary of state, Clay left an indelible mark on American politics at a time when the country's solidarity was threatened by inner turmoil, and scholars have thoroughly chronicled his political achieve
Lindsey Apple, retired professor and chair of history at Georgetown College, is the editor of Scott County: A History and author of Cautious Rebel: A Biography of Susan Clay Sawitzky. He lives in Georgetown, KY.
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