Heirs of the founders : the epic rivalry of Henry Clay, John Calhoun and Daniel Webster, the second generation of American giants
by Brands, H. W. (Author)
Summary
"From ... bestselling historian H. W. Brands comes the riveting story of how, in nineteenth-century America, a new set of political giants battled to complete the unfinished work of the Founding Fathers and to decide the future of our democracy. In the early 1800s, three young men strode onto the na... Full description
- Prologue: January 1850
- The spirit of '76
- To build a nation
- The people's government
- Next to our liberty
- Temptations of empire
- The fatal compromise.