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Heirs of the Founders: The Epic Rivalry of Henry Clay, John Calhoun and Daniel Webster, the Second Generation of American Giants

byH.W. Brands

Centered on the epic rivalry of henry clay, john calhoun and daniel webster, the second generation of, Heirs of the Founders shows H.W. Brands tracing how individual lives intersect with institutions, ideas, and historical change. Heirs of the Founders combines biographical detail, personal testimony, and historical context, allowing the evidence to complicate easy judgments and familiar explanations. Seen through the lens of biography & autobiography and history, Heirs of the Founders explains not only what happened, but why competing interpretations still matter.

Publisher

Anchor

Publication date

Oct 01, 2019

Format

Print edition

Pages

432

ISBN

9780525433903