At the edge of the precipice : Henry Clay and the compromise that saved the Union / Robert V. Remini.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Remini, Robert V. (Robert Vincent), 1921-2013.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Clay, Henry, 1777-1852.

Clay, Henry.

Compromise of 1850.

United States--Politics and government--1815-1861.

United States.

Politics and government.

United States--Politics and government--Philosophy.

Philosophy.

Slavery--United States--History--19th century.

Slavery.

History.

Physical Description:

xiii, 184 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Basic Books, [2010]

Summary:

"At the Edge of the Precipice" is historian Robert V. Remini's 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, Clay's victory in 1850 ultimately saved the Union by giving the North an extra decade to industrialize and prepare.

Contents:

Compromise in the nation's early history

The crisis and the return of the Great Pacificator

A possible solution

The Great Triumvirate weighs in

Disaster

Douglas to the rescue

Aftermath.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-173) and index.

ISBN:

9780465012886

0465012884

OCLC:

213307834