Biography of Henry Clay (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Prentice, George D.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 144004743X ISBN 13 : 9781440047435

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Henry Clay: Architect of Internal Improvements is a concise, illustrated biography that chronicles how one statesman championed a federal role in building the nation’s roads and canals.

It highlights Clay’s drive, political battles, and the lasting impact of his vision. This installment frames Clay’s push for internal improvements as a turning point in American public life. It presents the challenges he faced, the arguments he used, and the way his efforts shaped national policy and infrastructure.

• Explains Clay’s leadership in promoting roads and canals, with the Cumberland road as a centerpiece.
• Details the constitutional and political arguments used to justify federal involvement in internal improvements.
• Offers vivid scenes from early 19th-century politics, including debates, alliances, and rivalries.
• Shows how perseverance and strategy helped advance a lasting program of national infrastructure.

Ideal for readers interested in American political history, infrastructure reform, and the life of a pivotal early American statesman.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Dittrict of Connecticut, as. BE IT REMEMBERED, That on the fourth day of December, in the flfty-flfth year of the independence of the United States of A merica, Samuel Hanmer, Jr. and John Jay Phelps, of the said district, have deposited in thia office the title of a book, the right whereof they claim as proprietors, in the words following, to wit: Biography of Henry Clay. By George D. Prentice, Esq.1 In conformity to the act of congress of the United f-tates, entitled, an act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of maps, charts, and books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies, during the times therein mentioned, and also to the act, entitled, an act supplementary to an act, entitled, an act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of maps., charts, and books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies, during the time therein mentioned, and extending the benefits thereof to the arts of designing engraving, and etching, historical and other prints. CHARLES A. INGERSOLL, Clerk of theD istrict of Connecticut. A true copy of record, examined and sealed by me. CHARLES A.
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Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 144004743X
• ISBN 13: 9781440047435
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 316
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