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Henry Clay: The Essential American
Authors David and Jeanne Heidler will discuss their recent and comprehensive biography at The Filson Club.
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Sep 14, 2010 from 06:00 pm to 07:00 pm |
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LOUISVILLE, KY – The McConnell Center, in association with The Filson
Historical Society, Ohio Valley Educational Cooperative and the
Kentucky Council for the Social Studies, invites you to an evening of
discussion with David and Jeanne Heidler, authors of Henry Clay: The Essential American. The
Heidlers will discuss their new and comprehensive biography about one
of Kentucky's most eminent citizens and politicians Sept. 14, 6 p.m., at
The Filson Club (map). The authors will be available for a book signing following the event.
"There has not been a
major biography of Henry Clay in recent year," said Dr. Gary Gregg,
director of the McConnell Center. "The Heidlers have remedied that and
reintroduced Clay into the popular imagination, where he should always
be as long as the Union perseveres."
The Heidlers are the authors of several books on early American history, including Daily Lives of Civilians in Wartime Modern America: From the Indian Wars to the Vietnam War and The Mexican War.
Born in 1777 in Virginia, Henry Clay accomplished many extraordinary
things, including founding the Whig party, running for president five
times, and becoming a Speaker of the House, U.S. Senator and U.S.
Secretary of State. Clay involved himself in almost every important
political event between 1800-1850, including the War of 1812, the
extension of slavery into the territories, the Missouri Compromise,
Latin-American independence, the creation of the two-party system, the
Nullification crisis, the Mexican-American War and the Compromise of
1850.
There is no cost for this event, though reservations are suggested. You may reserve your seat online or by calling The Filson at (502) 635-5083. Co-sponsored with The Filson Historical Society, Ohio Valley Educational Cooperative and the Kentucky Council for the Social Studies. Free and open to the public.
