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

By Robert V. Remini

Book Overview

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... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0465012884
• ISBN13: 9780465012886
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.0" x 5.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher