Primary Contributions (4)
Henry Clay was an American statesman, U.S. congressman (1811–14, 1815–21, 1823–25), and U.S. senator (1806–07, 1810–11, 1831–42, 1849–52) who was noted for his American System (which integrated a national bank, the tariff, and internal improvements to promote economic stability and prosperity) and…
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Publications (3)
The War of 1812
By David S. Heidler, Jeanne T. Heidler
David S. Heidler And Jeanne T. Heidler. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [187]-206) And Index.
Henry Clay: The Essential American
By David S. Heidler, Jeanne T. Heidler
The epic life and times of one of the most important political figures in our history. He was the Great Compromiser, a canny and colorful legislator and leader whose life mirrors the story of America from its founding until the eve of the Civil War. Speaker of the House, senator, secretary of state, five-time presidential candidate, and idol to the young Abraham Lincoln, Henry Clay is captured in full at last in this rich and sweeping biography that vividly portrays all the drama...
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The Mexican War (Greenwood Guides to Historic Events 1500-1900)
By David S. Heidler, Jeanne T. Heidler
Victory over Mexico added vast western territories to America, but it also quickened the domestic slavery debate and crippled Mexico for decades, making the Mexican War one of our most ambiguous conflicts. Primary documents, biographical sketches and narrative chapters rounded out by twenty images and maps and a robust bibliography and index make this work by two of America's foremost Antebellum historians a must have to understand one of our most contentious episodes.
The United States...
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