America's Great Debate: Henry Clay, Stephen A. Douglas, and the Compromise That Preserved the Union
- ISBN-10
- 1439124612
- ISBN-13
- 9781439124611
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 496
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013-04-16
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Author
- Fergus M. Bordewich
Description
Chronicles the 1850s appeals of Western territories to join the Union as slave or free states, profiling period balances in the Senate, Henry Clay's attempts at compromise, and the border crisis between New Mexico and Texas.
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