At the Edge of the Precipice: Henry Clay and the Compromise That Saved the Union
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
At the Edge of the Precipice: Henry Clay and the Compromise That Saved the Union
By (Author) Robert Remini
Basic Books
Basic Books
6th September 2011
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
History of the Americas
973.64
Physical Properties
Paperback
200
Width 140mm, Height 210mm
Description
In 1850, with Northerners demanding that slavery be outlawed in the vast new territory America had just acquired in the Mexican- American War, Southerners threatened to secede from the Union. Veteran statesman Henry Clay proffered a solution: the Compromise of 1850, which saved the Union from dissolution for the next ten years and gave the North time to build its industrial might so that it could defeat the South once secession was at hand. Historian Robert V. Remini masterfully shows how Clay's recognition of the need for bipartisanship in times of crisis saved the Union, not once, but twice.
Author Bio
Robert V. Remini, Historian Emeritus of the U.S. House of Representatives and author of more than twenty books, has been teaching and writing about American history for more than a half century. Winner of the National Book Award for his definitive three-volume biography The Life of Andrew Jackson, as well as the Spur Award, he lives in Wilmette, Illinois.
