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Henry Clay and the American System
This detailed study of Henry Clay and the American System—a program of vigorous economic nationalism dependent on active government and constitutional aspects of what was perhaps Clay's greatest contribution to national policy, a contribution that has received surprisingly little study until now. During the first half of the nineteenth century the new United States experienced rapid material growth, transforming a largely agrarian, pre-modern economy into a diversified, industrializing one. As Speaker of the House in the years following the War of 1812, and later as founder of the Whig party, Clay argued strongly for the development of a home market for domestic goods so that Americans wou...
The Works of Henry Clay, Comprising His Life, Correspondence and Speeches;
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
The Papers of Henry Clay
In a letter, 1831 June 11, Ashland, Va., Clay writes to Richard Smith, Washington, D.C., acknowledging the latter's attention to Clay's financial affairs. Another letter, 1839 February 11, Washington, D.C., to Horace Greeley, Clay praises Greeley's proposed pamphlet on public lands and says that his own writings on the subject have been published in "Niles' register." Also included are two engravings of Clay.
