Clement Eaton (1898–1980)
Autore di The Growth of Southern Civilization, 1790-1860
Sull'Autore
Fonte dell'immagine: University of Kentucky Press
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Informazioni generali
- Nome canonico
- Eaton, Clement
- Nome legale
- Eaton, Clement
- Data di nascita
- 1898-02-23
- Data di morte
- 1980-08-12
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di nascita
- Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
- Luogo di residenza
- North Carolina, USA (birth)
- Istruzione
- University of North Carolina (English|MA)
Harvard University (History|PhD) - Attività lavorative
- historian
- Organizzazioni
- Southern Historical Association (president ∙ 1961)
Organization of American Historians
American Historical Association
Phi Beta Kappa
Tau Kappa Alpha
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 12
- Opere correlate
- 1
- Utenti
- 604
- Popolarità
- #41,611
- Voto
- 3.6
- Recensioni
- 3
- ISBN
- 21
Clay has not wanted for biographers, with the result being that there are many fine books available about his life and career. Yet it is difficult to find a better introduction to the man than Clement Eaton. A distinguished historian of the antebellum South, Eaton's command of the era is on full display in this book, which manages to encapsulate both Clay's life and his times in just two hundred pages. As the title indicates, Eaton sees Clay as an artist in his ability to reconcile the often conflicting interests of an increasingly divergent nation, an ability he credits to Clay's ability to craft deals and sell them through his political abilities. Yet Eaton also identifies a change in Clay from rising young Westerner to a member of the sociopolitical elite that ran counter to the rising democratic sentiment of the era, and likely played a role in his failure to win the presidency. While Eaton's analysis begs for more elaboration than is possible in the space available, his book remains an excellent starting point for anyone seeking to learn about his charming subject, who dominated American politics in a way that few others have since.… (altro)