At the edge of the precipice : Henry Clay and the compromise that saved the Union /
"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 civi...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Basic Books,
[2010]
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| 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. |
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 184 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-173) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780465012886 (alk. paper) : 0465012884 (alk. paper) |