Cassius Marcellus Clay : Firebrand of Freedom

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The most colorful member of Kentucky's most illustrious family, Cassius Marcellus Clay is a legendary figure in the Bluegrass. This lively biography records both the traditions surrounding Clay and the historical facts of his life, which are themselves the stuff of legend. Although Clay was a d...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Richardson, H. Edward (Harold Edward), 1929-2008
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, 1976.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Clay, Cassius Marcellus, > 1810-1903.
Statesmen.
Abolitionists.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > General.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
Abolitionnistes > Kentucky > Biographies.
Hommes d'État > États-Unis > Biographies.
Abolitionists > Kentucky > Biography.
Statesmen > United States > Biography.
United States.
Kentucky.
Kentucky > Biographies.
Kentucky > Biography.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The most colorful member of Kentucky's most illustrious family, Cassius Marcellus Clay is a legendary figure in the Bluegrass. This lively biography records both the traditions surrounding Clay and the historical facts of his life, which are themselves the stuff of legend. Although Clay was a dedicated emancipationist, his real interest lay in broad issues of human freedom. The story of Clay's True American, his service in the Mexican War, his accomplishments as Lincoln's minister to Russia, and his active post-Civil War political life are all told against the background of the climactic even.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (192 pages).
ISBN:9780813147871

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