Henry Clay: Statesman for the Union
- ISBN-10
- 0393310884
- ISBN-13
- 9780393310887
- Series
- Henry Clay
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 818
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1991
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Author
- Robert Vincent Remini
Description
Examines the life and work of the statesman and discusses his repeated failed attempts to become president
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