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Tag Archives: Henry Clay
Clay and Calhoun and Their Really Tall Columns
As they were rivals in life, so, too, it seems, did senators Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun try to outrival each other in death—or at least their supporters did. In 2014, as part of a post I wrote about … Continue reading
Posted in Antebellum South, Monuments, Personalities
Tagged Charleston South Carolina, Henry Clay, John C. Calhoun, Lexington Cemetery
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America’s Great Debate: Henry Clay, Stephen A. Douglas, and the Compromise That Preserved the Union. A Review
Fergus M. Bordewich. America’s Great Debate: Henry Clay, Stephen A. Douglas, and the Compromise That Preserved the Union. New York: Simon and Schuster, 2012. Pp. x, 480. It all started with slavery and a war. Before 1848, most white Americans … Continue reading
