Henry Clay

The Charming History of the Grandfather Clock

Today, we know these tall clocks that are set in wooden cases to be "Grandfather Clocks." But, they weren't always…

3 days ago

The Election of 1824: The “Era of Good Feelings” Comes to an End

Candidates: Presidential: Andrew Jackson (Tennessee); John Quincy Adams (Massachusetts); William Crawford (Georgia); Henry Clay (Kentucky) Vice-Presidential: John Calhoun (South Carolina);…

2 months ago

Ken Burns’ America: the Congress (1988)

Historian David McCullough is the narrator of this splendid piece on the Congress of the United States. He has the…

5 months ago

Andrew Jackson and Populism in the Democratic Party, 1828-1836

The rise of populist discontent following the 1824 presidential election, in which John Quincy Adams won the presidency in a…

3 years ago

Andrew Jackson and Rhetorical War with the Bank of the United States

The Second Bank of the United States and the two term presidency of Andrew Jackson present one of the first…

4 years ago

Great Private Art Collections that Are Now Museums

I love to visit art museums and I've found my favorites tend to be collections that are the visions of…

4 years ago

Andrew Jackson and the Bank Wars

At the beginning of the 1800s, during and after the War of 1812, the most powerful political party, and the…

4 years ago

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