Clay, Henry 1777-1852

Overview

Works:	2,939 works in 5,400 publications in 1 language and 89,312 library holdings
Genres:	Biographies Speeches Personal correspondence Controversial literature History Manuscripts Sources Census data Exhibition catalogs
Roles:	Author, Translator, Other, Editor, Correspondent, Dedicatee, Composer, Creator, Signer
Classifications:	E340.C6, 923.273

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works about Henry Clay

The great triumvirate : Webster, Clay, and Calhoun by Merrill D Peterson( Book )
Henry Clay and the art of American politics by Clement Eaton( Book )
Life of Henry Clay by Carl Schurz( )
Henry Clay : statesman for the Union by Robert V Remini( Book )
Henry Clay the lawyer by Maurice G Baxter( )

At the edge of the precipice : Henry Clay and the compromise that saved the Union by Robert V Remini( Book )
The family legacy of Henry Clay : in the shadow of a Kentucky patriarch by Lindsey Apple( )
A wicked war : Polk, Clay, Lincoln, and the 1846 U.S. invasion of Mexico by Amy S Greenberg( Book )
Heirs of the founders : the epic rivalry of Henry Clay, John Calhoun and Daniel Webster, the second generation of American giants by H. W Brands( Book )
Henry Clay : the essential American by David Stephen Heidler( Book )
The life of Henry Clay by Glyndon G Van Deusen( Book )
America's great debate : Henry Clay, Stephen A. Douglas, and the compromise that preserved the Union by Fergus M Bordewich( Book )
Papers by Henry Clay( Book )
Henry Clay and the American system by Maurice G Baxter( )
The life and public services of Henry Clay, down to 1848 by Epes Sargent( Book )
The Mentelles : Mary Todd Lincoln, Henry Clay, and the immigrant family who educated Antebellum Kentucky by Randolph Runyon( )
The life and times of Henry Clay by Calvin Colton( )
Henry Clay by Carl Schurz( Book )
The papers of Henry Clay : supplement 1793-1852 by Henry Clay( )
The life and speeches of Henry Clay by Henry Clay( )

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Most widely held works by Henry Clay

Henry Clay's remarks before the House and Senate of the United States of America by Henry Clay( )

in English and held by 1,768 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Speech of Henry Clay : in defence of the American system, against the British colonial system : with an appendix of documents referred to in the speech by Henry Clay( )

44 editions published between 1832 and 2018 in English and held by 726 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Speech of the Hon. Henry Clay, on the subject of the removal of the deposites : delivered in the Senate of the United States, December 26, 30, 1833 by Henry Clay( )

28 editions published in 1834 in English and held by 621 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Familiar letters to Henry Clay of Kentucky : describing a winter in the West Indies by Joseph John Gurney( )

4 editions published in 1840 in English and held by 502 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A visit to some of the Leeward islands and Cuba, with a more extended description of Jamaica

Speech in support of an American system for the protection of American industry; delivered in the House of Representatives, on the 30th and 31st of March, 1824 by Henry Clay( )

19 editions published between 1824 and 1980 in English and held by 436 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The private correspondence of Henry Clay by Henry Clay( )

16 editions published between 1855 and 2012 in English and held by 435 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Remarks of Mr. Clay, of Kentucky, on introducing his propositions to compromise, on the slavery question : in the Senate of the United States, January 29, 1850 by Henry Clay( )

12 editions published between 1850 and 2015 in English and held by 385 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Speech of Mr. Clay, of Kentucky, establishing a deliberate design, on the part of the late and present Executive of the United States, to break down the whole banking system of the United States, commencing with the Bank of the United States and terminating with the state banks, and to create on their ruins a government treasury bank under the exclusive control of the Executive; and in reply to the speech of Hon. J.C. Calhoun, of South Carolina, supporting that treasury bank by Henry Clay( )

15 editions published between 1828 and 1838 in English and held by 362 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

To the people of the congressional district composed of the counties of Fayette, Woodford, and Clarke, in Kentucky by Henry Clay( )

12 editions published in 1825 in English and held by 326 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Speech of Henry Clay, of Kentucky : on the bill imposing additional duties, as depositaries, in certain cases, on public officers : in the Senate of the United States, Sept. 25, 1837 by Henry Clay( )

15 editions published between 1837 and 2005 in English and held by 306 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Speech of the Hon. Henry Clay, of Kentucky, in the House of Representatives of the United States, on the 8th day of January, 1813 : on the bill for raising an additional military force of twenty thousand men for one year by Henry Clay( )

15 editions published between 1813 and 1974 in English and held by 265 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A remonstrance to the Congress of the United States on the subject of the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States on the occupying claimant laws of Kentucky by Kentucky( )

7 editions published between 1820 and 1824 in English and held by 263 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Prospects on the Rubicon. letters on the prevailing excitement in South Carolina : on the means employed to produce it, on the causes that led to the depreciation of the great staple of the state, and on the misconception of the effects of the tariff : addressed to the Hon. H. Clay by Mathew Carey( )

9 editions published in 1832 in English and held by 253 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Speech of the Hon. Henry Clay, before the American colonization society, in the hall of the House of representatives, January 20, 1827 by Henry Clay( )

11 editions published in 1827 in English and held by 251 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Speech of the Hon. Henry Clay, in the Senate of the United States : on the subject of abolition petitions, February 7, 1839 by Henry Clay( )

8 editions published in 1839 in English and held by 248 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Speeches of the Hon. Henry Clay, of the Congress of the United States by Henry Clay( )

6 editions published between 1842 and 2012 in English and held by 226 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Speech of the Hon. Henry Clay, of Kentucky : on taking up his compromise resolutions on the subject of slavery : delivered in Senate, Feb. 5th & 6th, 1850 : as reported by the National Intelligencer by Henry Clay( )

10 editions published in 1850 in English and held by 224 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Speech of Mr. Clay, of Kentucky, on the measures of compromise. Delivered in the Senate of the United States, July 22, 1850 by Henry Clay( )

9 editions published between 1850 and 2012 in English and held by 220 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This famous speech by Senator Henry Clay was delivered as part of the debates over the Compromise of 1850

Mr. Clay's speech in support of an American system for the protection of American industry : delivered, March 30th and 31st, 1824 by Henry Clay( )

9 editions published between 1824 and 1827 in English and held by 217 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A winter in the West Indies : described in familiar letters to Henry Clay of Kentucky by Joseph John Gurney( )

8 editions published between 1840 and 1969 in English and held by 211 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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Related Identities

Webster, Daniel 1782-1852 Correspondent Author
United States Congress Other
Calhoun, John C. (John Caldwell) 1782-1850 Author
Jackson, Andrew 1767-1845 Author
Hopkins, James F. Other Contributor Author Editor
United States Congress Senate Editor
Colton, Calvin 1789-1857 Author Editor
Lincoln, Abraham 1809-1865 Signer
Schurz, Carl 1829-1906 Author
Remini, Robert V. (Robert Vincent) 1921-2013 Author

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Africa African Americans--Colonization Bank of the United States (1816-1836) Banks and banking Calhoun, John C.--(John Caldwell), Civil rights movements Clay, Henry, Clay family Compromise of 1850 Constitutional history Constitutional law Douglas, Stephen A.--(Stephen Arnold), Economic history Economic policy Families French Americans Gurney, Joseph John, Immigrants Independent treasury Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) Jamaica Kentucky Kentucky.--General Assembly.--Senate Kentucky--Lexington Land tenure Lawyers Leeward Islands (West Indies) Legislators Lincoln, Abraham, Lincoln, Mary Todd, Oratory Politicians Politics and government Polk, James K.--(James Knox), Presidents--Election Protectionism Schools, French Slavery Slavery--Controversial literature Slavery--Extension to the territories Statesmen Tariff Travel United States United States.--Congress United States.--Congress.--House United States.--Congress.--Senate War--Causes Webster, Daniel, West Indies

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At the edge of the precipice : Henry Clay and the compromise that saved the Union

The family legacy of Henry Clay : in the shadow of a Kentucky patriarch

Alternative Names

Clay, H. 1777-1852

Clay, H. (Henry), 1777-1852

Henricus Clay

Henrijs Klejs

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Κλέι, Χένρι 1777-1852

Χένρι Κλέι

Генри Клей американский политик и юрист, государственный секретарь США (1825-1829), спикер Палаты представителей США (1811-1814, 1815-1820, 1823-1825)

Генры Клей

Генрі Клей

Клей, Генри

Клей, Генри 1777-1852

Һенри Клей

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הנרי קליי

הנרי קליי פוליטיקאי אמריקאי

هنرى كلاى

هنري كلاي

هنري كلاي سياسي أمريكي

هنری کلی سیاست‌مدار، وکیل، و دیپلمات آمریکایی

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ヘンリー・クレイ

ヘンリー・クレイアメリカ合衆国の政治家 (1777-1852)

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