The papers of Henry Clay. Volume 9, The Whig Leader, January 1, 1837-December 31, 1843 /
The Papers of Henry Clay span the crucial first half of the nineteenth century in American history. Few men in his time were so intimately concerned with the formation of national policy, and few influenced so profoundly the growth of American political institutions. The year 1837 found Henry Clay h...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Lexington :
The University Press of Kentucky,
[1988]
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| Summary: | The Papers of Henry Clay span the crucial first half of the nineteenth century in American history. Few men in his time were so intimately concerned with the formation of national policy, and few influenced so profoundly the growth of American political institutions. The year 1837 found Henry Clay hard at work in a successful effort to organize and strengthen the new Whig party. In his attempt to provide for it an ideological core, he emphasized restoration of the Bank of the United States, distribution of the treasury surplus to the states, continued adherence to his Compromise Tariff Act of. |
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| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (984 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9780813156736 0813156734 |