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A Kentucky Cuckoo's Egg: The Clay-Randolph Duel of 1826
By Kate Cooch
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A Kentucky Cuckoo’s Egg is a 2500 word history short about the duel between Secretary of State Henry Clay and Senator John Randolph in 1826. It also delves into the history of dueling generally and specifically in Virginia. Who died, who lived, and who showed up to duel in a white bathrobe? Find out by downloading now!
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Kate was born and raised in Fairfax, Virginia and graduated from the University of Virginia. She joined the US Coast Guard after graduation and went to Hawaii to serve on the Cutter Jarvis. From there she went to US Naval Flight School in Pensacola, Florida and then was stationed at Air Station Los Angeles where she flew the HH65 Dolphin helicopter. During her time in Los Angeles she started writing and decided to turn that hobby into a second career after leaving the Coast Guard. She began as a history writer and has been published in "Military Heritage" and "Fairfax County Stories: 1607-2007." Her first mystery novel, "The Happy Housewife," was released in 2012 as an eBook. Kate lives with her husband and two children in the Philadelphia suburbs.
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A Kentucky Cuckoo's Egg - Kate Cooch
A Kentucky Cuckoo’s Egg
The Clay-Randolph Duel of 1826
Kate Cooch
Copyright © 2012 Katherine Cooch Rau, www.katecooch.com
All rights reserved. No part of this publication can be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, without permission in writing from Katherine Cooch Rau (Kate Cooch).
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Contents
The Code Explained
Famous Duels in Virginia
Fairfax County’s Most Famous Duel
The End of Dueling
About the Author
End Notes
Can you imagine the secretary of state and a powerful, longtime senator arguing at a Senate hearing? Definitely, right? Now imagine that confrontation escalating when one of the two claims the other has hurt his reputation and that the disagreement must be dealt with through a duel. While this scenario might seem ridiculous, arguments were resolved in
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