Download or read book Andrew Jackson vs. Henry Clay written by Harry L. Watson and published by Bedford. This book was released on 1998-03-15 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Political rivals Andrew Jackson and Henry Clay shaped American politics during the first half of the nineteenth century. Through a clear narrative and primary documents, the student is introduced to the political context, the language and debates of the day, in which the two men arose as spokesmen for their opposing parties, with widely differing views of democratic government.