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1827 ISBN 9780813100562
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For Secretary of State Henry Clay and the Adams administration, 1827 is a year of crisis. Turbulent relations with Latin America are marked by the seizure of American trading vessels off Montevideo. Border strife with Britain threatens in northern Maine, while American retaliation for the closing of the British West Indies to U.S. trade provokes warnings of war from the opposition in Congress. With the campaign for the next presidency in full swing, Clay is again forced to defend himself against Andrew Jackson's charges of "bribery and corruption." Opposition gains in the fall elections foreshadow Jackson's 1828 victory, but at year's end, the resilient Clay continues to hope.
Publication of this book was assisted by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
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Literary Manifestations
The Carnivalesque-Grotesque
Magical Realism
Grotesque Realism
Archetypal Aspects
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January 1, 1828-March 4, 1829 ISBN 9780813100579
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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.
Volume 7, the fourth and final of those dealing with Clay's role as secretary of state, carries the story of his career from January 1, 1828, to March 3, 1829. During these fourteen months, Clay and President John Quincy Adams strive unsuccessfully to solve a number of nagging diplomatic problems before leaving office. Among these are the northeast boundary controversy with Great Britain, the exclusion of American trade from the British West Indies, and the settlement of U.S. spoliation claims with France. Equally frustrating to Clay is the fact that the enormous amount of time and effort he has expended in Adams's reelection campaign has produced so little in return. To his genuine amazement and dismay, Andrew Jackson defeats Adams decisively.
The volume ends in March 1829 with Clay facing an uncertain future. Unsure whether he wants again to practice law, he contemplates instead the prospect of managing "Ashland," his Lexington estate. At the same time, convinced that the Jackson administration can only end in disaster, Clay's thoughts turn to running again for the White House in 1832. With this possibility in mind, the nation's ninth secretary of state leaves Washington for home.
Publication of this book was assisted by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
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Lincoln, Dred Scott, and the Preservation of Liberty
"The Great Invention of the World": Lincoln and Literature
Lincoln, Shakespeare, and Tyranny
Lincoln and Race
Learning to Love Lincoln: Frederick Douglass's Journey from Grievance to Gratitude
Lincoln and Political Principles
Lincoln, Liberty, and the American Constitutional Union
The Democratic Statesmanship of Abraham Lincoln
"Public Sentiment is Everything": Abraham Lincoln and the Power of Public Opinion
Lincoln and the Lessons of Party Leadership
Lincoln's Theology of Labor
Abraham Lincoln as War President: Practical Wisdom at War
Lincoln's Executive Discretion: The Preservation of Political Constitutionalism
Lincoln and the Progressives
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