Table of Contents

Prologue
Preface

1 Preparation
2 Politics
3 Personality
4 Programs
5 Presidential Candidate I
6 President Maker
7 Protagonists
8 Presidential Candidate II
9 Peculiar Institutions
10 Party
11 Presidential Candidate III
12 Planter and Paterfamilias
13 Presidential Candidate IV
14 Presidential Candidate V
15 Pacificator--and Peace
16 Postscript

Notes
Index

About the Author

James C. Klotter is Professor of History at Georgetown College and State Historian of Kentucky. The prize-winning author, coauthor, or editor of some eighteen books, he was the executive director of the Kentucky Historical Society for many years.

Reviews

"It is to Klotter's great credit that he enables contemporary readers to appreciate why Henry Clay was so influential and why he remains the gold standard in managing the dance of legislation on Capitol Hill. And yes, why despite his manifold virtues as a politician, he never made it to the White House." -- Michael J. Birkner, North Carolina Historical Review
"A fine exegesis...elegant." - The Wall Street Journal
"The author lays out a well-written abundance of highly german and nuanced material -- the product of a master -- for the reader to thoughtfully consider. This book belongs on the shelves of all who appreciate political history and its relevance for our lives today." -- Steve Flairty, Kentucky Monthly