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Henry Clay and the War of 1812 / Quentin Scott King.

By: King, Quentin Scott, 1924-.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2014]Copyright date: �2014Description: 1 online resource (469 pages).Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781476613901 (e-book).Subject(s): Clay, Henry, 1777-1852 | United States. Congress. House -- Speakers -- Biography | United States. Congress -- Biography | Legislators -- United States -- Biography | United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- BiographyGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 328.092 | B Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
Youth -- Kentucky lawyer -- Kentucky legislator -- In defense of a vice president -- Apprenticeship for high office -- Burr trial/British impressment -- Restless politician -- The western star -- Mr. Speaker -- Irresolution and intrigue -- Embargo -- Politics and diplomacy -- Coercion charge -- Declaration of war -- War in the west -- Battle action and election -- Political reaction -- War effort adrift -- Remember the River Raisin -- Diplomacy renewed -- The disastrous spring of 1813 -- The congressional summer -- In the eye of a hurricane -- Resignation -- In transit to Europe -- Idling at Gottenburg -- Gathering of the commissioners -- Sine qua non -- Rupture -- Negotiating to negotiate -- Washington under attack -- Washington ablaze -- British policy is delay -- Wellington inserts himself -- Treaty of Ghent -- Post-war contentions -- Battle for New Orleans -- Last days in Europe.
Summary: "Any biography of Henry Clay's 46 year political career quickly becomes entangled with his monumental, though youthful, political leadership of the War Hawks in urging the Madison Administration to arm the United States for war with Great Britain. There has been no detailed treatment of his major role in this early American war until this present work"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Youth -- Kentucky lawyer -- Kentucky legislator -- In defense of a vice president -- Apprenticeship for high office -- Burr trial/British impressment -- Restless politician -- The western star -- Mr. Speaker -- Irresolution and intrigue -- Embargo -- Politics and diplomacy -- Coercion charge -- Declaration of war -- War in the west -- Battle action and election -- Political reaction -- War effort adrift -- Remember the River Raisin -- Diplomacy renewed -- The disastrous spring of 1813 -- The congressional summer -- In the eye of a hurricane -- Resignation -- In transit to Europe -- Idling at Gottenburg -- Gathering of the commissioners -- Sine qua non -- Rupture -- Negotiating to negotiate -- Washington under attack -- Washington ablaze -- British policy is delay -- Wellington inserts himself -- Treaty of Ghent -- Post-war contentions -- Battle for New Orleans -- Last days in Europe.

"Any biography of Henry Clay's 46 year political career quickly becomes entangled with his monumental, though youthful, political leadership of the War Hawks in urging the Madison Administration to arm the United States for war with Great Britain. There has been no detailed treatment of his major role in this early American war until this present work"-- Provided by publisher.

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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2014. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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