Charismatic, charming, and one of the best orators of his era, Henry Clay achieved success at many levels. Yet Clay still saw presidential greatness remain a fingertip away. Why? This book uses new sources to provide a focused, nuanced description of Clay's programs and politics and to explain why the man they called "The Great Rejected" never won the presidency but did win the accolades of history.
Charismatic, charming, and one of the best orators of his era, Henry Clay achieved success at many levels. Yet Clay still saw presidential greatness remain a fingertip away. Why? This book uses new sources to provide a focused, nuanced description of Clay's programs and politics and to explain why the man they called "The Great Rejected" never won the presidency but did win the accolades of history.
A native Kentuckian, James C. Klotter is Professor of History at Georgetown College and State Historian of Kentucky. The prize-winning author, coauthor, or editor of some eighteen books, he was the executive director of the Kentucky Historical Society for many years.
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Prologue Preface 1 Preparation 2 Politics 3 Personality 4 Programs 5 Presidential Candidate I 6 President Maker 7 Protagonists 8 Presidential Candidate II 9 Peculiar Institutions 10 Party 11 Presidential Candidate III 12 Planter and Paterfamilias 13 Presidential Candidate IV 14 Presidential Candidate V 15 Pacificator--and Peace 16 Postscript Notes Index