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[FREE] [DOWNLOAD] [READ] Heirs of the Founders: Henry Clay, John Calhoun and DanielWebster, the Second Generation of American Giants Online Book[FREE] [DOWNLOAD][READ] Heirs of theFounders: HenryClay, John Calhounand Daniel Webster,the SecondGeneration ofAmerican GiantsOnline BookDescriptionâ€œLively and learned. . . . Brands has produced a narrative that pulsates vigorously. . . . Thethree senators wear themselves out and all but die on the job, their respective causes stillunresolved, their long public service having earned them fame, but not the political prize for whichthey most lusted: the presidency (though not for want of trying).â€• â€”Harold Holzer, Wall StreetJournal Â â€œA historical spellbinder. . . . A lively, vivid, and thoroughly researched account of atime when discord gripped the nation and wouldnâ€t let go.â€• â€”David Holahan, ChristianScience Monitor Â â€œBrandsâ€s easy prose and superior, simple organization makes thiswork an engrossing, entertaining, and educating read on issues important then that echo today inthe modern debate on the limits of federal government power.â€• â€”Robert Davis, New YorkJournal of Booksâ€œThey were called â€˜The Great Triumvirateâ€â€”three senators whoserivalries, alliances, and work in the tumultuous battles of the 19th century profoundly influenced thecourse of American history. H. W. Brands tells the story of Clay, Calhoun, and Webster with verveand clarity, reminding us of a bygone age when giants truly walked the floor of the United StatesSenate.â€•â€”Jon Meacham, author of The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better AngelsÂ â€œH. W. Brands has brought us a searching and excellent account of three legendaryAmericans whose leadership and rivalries did so much to shape the period of our history betweenthat of the Founders and the Civil War. Heirs of the Founders should remindÂ those of our owntime how important Clay, Calhoun, and Webster are to the nation we live in today.â€•â€”MichaelBeschloss, author of Presidents of War Â â€œH. W. Brands, with his characteristiccombination of sweep and eye for detail, tells the storyâ€”always exciting, often inspiring,ultimately tragicâ€”of the titans who tried to guide the handiwork of the Founding Fathers throughthe turbulent first half of the nineteenth century. He weaves a cautionary tale for our own time oftroubles.â€• â€”Richard Brookhiser, author of John Marshall: The Man Who Made theSupreme Courtâ€œBrands uses the life stories of three consequential early-19th-centuryAmerican politiciansâ€”all with unfulfilled aspirations to become presidentâ€”to show how tensionsinherent in the founding fathersâ€ vision of the country led to the calamity of the Civil War. . . .This fascinating history illuminates rifts that still plague the country today.â€•â€”Publishers Weeklyâ€œAn engrossing and revealing account of personal rivalries that played out on a national
scale.â€•â€”BooklistRead more H. W. BRANDS holds the Jack S. Blanton Sr. Chair in History atthe University of Texas at Austin. He has written more than a dozen biographies and histories, twoof which, The First American and Traitor to His Class, were finalists for the Pulitzer
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