America's Great Debate: Henry Clay, Stephen A. Douglas, and the Compromise That Preserved the Union

by Fergus M. Bordewich

Book Overview

The spellbinding story behind the longest debate in US Senate history: the Compromise of 1850, which brought together Senate luminaries on the eve of the Civil War in a desperate effort to save the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1439124604
• ISBN13: 9781439124604
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.2" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

The War Before the War

Bordewich does a great job exploring this pivotal moment in the antebellum republic. He provides ample context, brings these long-dead characters to life, and makes the drama of this debate palpable. Engaging and informative. I would recommend the book to anyone interested the biggest band-aid on the slavery question in years directly preceding the Civil War.