The Epic Rivalry of Henry Clay, John Calhoun and Daniel Webster, the Second Generation of American Giants
By: H. W. Brands
Length: 14 hrs and 55 mins
John C. Calhoun, Henry Clay, and Daniel Webster: These three political strategists stood as stalwart pillars in the childhood of our American system. In the tumult of a young nation grappling to define itself, their collective influence was profound: pulling against each other yet in the same vein, pulling the nation together, they epitomized the paradoxical forces shaping our collective destiny, foretelling the looming conflict that would test our nation’s resolve. Their actions, though seemingly disparate, were threads woven into the fabric of a nation destined for trials that have been written in blood.