CLAY AND DOUGLAS

If you received PLS's Past and Present newsletter this week, you know that one of their recommendations was the book America's Great Debate: Henry Clay, Stephen A. Douglas, and the Compromise That Preserved the Union (written by Fergus M Bordewich, published 2012-04 by Simon Schuster). And if that entry caught your eye, you may also want to take a look at these two Bullis books:

1) The Life and Times of Henry Clay by Calvin Colton, published in 1845 by A. S. Barnes & Co.

and

2)  The Life of Stephen A. Douglas by James W. Sheahan, published in 1860 by Harper & Brothers.

These three books offer interesting reading as well as different perspectives (spanning over 150 years) on these two men from our past. We suggest you consider taking a look at all three.