Henry Clay and the War of 1812

Table of Contents

Preface
1. Youth
2. Kentucky Lawyer
3. Kentucky Legislator
4. In Defense of a Vice President
5. Apprenticeship for High Of ce
6. Burr Trial/British Impressment
7. Restless Politician
8. The Western Star
9. Mr. Speaker
10. Irresolution and Intrigue
11. Embargo
12. Politics and Diplomacy
13. Coercion Charge
14. Declaration of War
15. War in the West
16. Battle Action and Election
17. Political Reaction
18. War Effort Adrift
19. Remember the River Raisin
20. Diplomacy Renewed
21. The Disastrous Spring of 1813
22. The Congressional Summer
23. In the Eye of a Hurricane
24. Resignation
25. In Transit to Europe
26. Idling at Gottenburg
27. Gathering of the Commissioners
28. Sine Qua Non
29. Rupture
30. Negotiating to Negotiate
31. Washington Under Attack
32. Washington Ablaze
33. British Policy Is Delay
34. Wellington Inserts Himself
35. Treaty of Ghent
36. Post-War Contentions
37. Battle for New Orleans
38. Last Days in Europe
Appendix: Treaty of Ghent, 1814
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index