Kentucky Clay : eleven generations of a southern dynasty / Katherine Bateman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bateman, Katherine Roberta.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Kentucky--Biography.

Women.

Women--Virginia--Biography.

Women--Maryland--Biography.

Women--United States--Social conditions.

Sex role--United States--History.

Sex role.

Kentucky--History--Biography.

Kentucky.

Virginia--History--Biography.

Virginia.

Maryland--History--Biography.

Maryland.

Clay family.

Cecil family.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : Chicago Review Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Eleven generations of a founding American family are examined in this sweeping history that traces the Clays of Kentucky, a true Southern dynasty. The Clays of Virginia and the Cecils of Maryland were second sons of the English aristocracy who gambled on the New World. Some of the most well-known members of this clan include Henry Clay, who ran for president against James K. Polk; his cousin, Cassius Marcellus Clay, prominent abolitionist and Lincoln's advisor against slavery; and the matriarch Kizzie Clay, who buried the family silver and escaped by

Contents:

Front Cover; Copyright; Contents; 1 The Ancient Planter; 2 The Chyrurgien and the Rebel; 3 Family Reunion; 4 Mysteries; 5 Family Secrets; 6 The Voice; 7 House Stories; 8 Daddy's Girl; 9 Strong Women; 10 Little Dolly Dumpling; 11 The Little Indian; 12 Catharine and Robert; 13 Granddaughters; 14 House Lust; 15 Kentucky My Way; Acknowledgments; Notes and Sources; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-56976-271-6

OCLC:

607568298