The Strength of the Hills: A Story of Andrew Jackson, and of the Pioneers of Tennessee |
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... Clay now became the most important figure in the country . He could not be President , but he could be the maker of ... Clay lend his aid ? How differently do things appear at the time , and when viewed from the vantage ground of later ...
... Clay now became the most important figure in the country . He could not be President , but he could be the maker of ... Clay lend his aid ? How differently do things appear at the time , and when viewed from the vantage ground of later ...
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... Clay and Jackson represented the same class of people , the ambitious , progressive men of the West ; indeed , there was no doubt that next to Clay Kentucky favored Jackson for the Presidency . Again , Clay , like Jackson , belonged to ...
... Clay and Jackson represented the same class of people , the ambitious , progressive men of the West ; indeed , there was no doubt that next to Clay Kentucky favored Jackson for the Presidency . Again , Clay , like Jackson , belonged to ...
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... Clay has always been a moot point . Andrew Jackson believed it to the day of his death ; so did thousands of other men . But discussion of this point does not concern us now ; what does concern us is that Clay's support of Adams was ...
... Clay has always been a moot point . Andrew Jackson believed it to the day of his death ; so did thousands of other men . But discussion of this point does not concern us now ; what does concern us is that Clay's support of Adams was ...
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