TY - BOOK AU - Unger,Harlow G. TI - Henry Clay, America's greatest statesman SN - 0306823918 (hardcover) AV - E340 .C6 U57 2015 PY - 2015/// CY - Boston PB - Da Capo Press, a member of the Perseus Books Group KW - Clay, Henry, KW - United States KW - Congress KW - Biography KW - Legislators KW - Biographies KW - lcgft N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Spitting in the face of congress -- No fighting here -- Am imperious despot -- "They will forment war no more" -- The great pacificator -- Corrupt bargain -- A mask of smiles -- Ambition! -- Blackguards, bankrupts, and scoundrels -- Double dealing -- Get out da way! -- On board our omnibus N2 - A compelling new biography of America's most powerful Speaker of the House, who held the divided nation together for three decades and who was Lincoln's guiding light ER -