At the Edge of the Precipice
Henry Clay and the Compromise That Saved the Union
Robert Remini(Author)
Basic Books (Publisher)
Published on 11. May 2010
Book
Hardback
200 pages
978-0-465-01288-6 (ISBN)
Description
In 1850, America hovered on the brink of disunion. Tensions between slave-holders and abolitionists mounted, as the debate over slavery grew rancorous. An influx of new territory prompted Northern politicians to demand that new states remain free; in response, Southerners baldly threatened to secede from the Union. Only Henry Clay could keep the nation together. At the Edge of the Precipice is historian Robert V. Reminis fascinating recounting of the Compromise of 1850, a titanic act of political will that only a skillful statesman like Clay could broker. Although the Compromise would collapse ten years later, plunging the nation into civil war, Clays victory in 1850 ultimately saved the Union by giving the North an extra decade to industrialize and prepare. A masterful narrative by an eminent historian, At the Edge of the Precipice also offers a timely reminder of the importance of bipartisanship in a bellicose age.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 140 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-465-01288-6 (9780465012886)
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