Colonel William H. Russell, Sir
Subtitle: bosom friend of Henry Clay and notorious frontier lawyer
By: Henry Clay Simpson with Diana S. Hough
Contributors: Hough, Diana S.
Publisher: Ashland
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Lexington, Ky
Language: eng
Number of pages: 225
ISBN-13: 9781450772099
Subjects: Politics and government; History
Description: Biography of protegee of Henry Clay. William Henry Russell ardently campaigned in Missouri to elect Clay to the presidency, fought in the Seminole War, helped lead an early wagon train to California, and served with John Fremont in the Mexican War.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-214) and index.