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At the Edge of the Precipice: Henry Clay and the Compromise That Saved the Union

At the Edge of the Precipice: Henry Clay and the Compromise That Saved the Union

Robert V. Remini
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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. 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.

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.
Language
English
Pages
184
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Basic Books (AZ)
Release
May 11, 2010
ISBN
0465012884
ISBN 13
9780465012886

At the Edge of the Precipice: Henry Clay and the Compromise That Saved the Union

Robert V. Remini
3.8/5 ( ratings)
Read Download
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. 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.

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.
Language
English
Pages
184
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Basic Books (AZ)
Release
May 11, 2010
ISBN
0465012884
ISBN 13
9780465012886

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