| Description |
x, 480 p., [16] leaves of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
"A frenzy seized my soul" -- One bold stroke -- "Order! order! order!" -- That demon question -- Ultima thule -- One of nature's nobles -- "We have another epidemic" -- The city of magnificent intentions -- Deadlock -- The godlike Daniel -- A great soul on fire -- Wounded eagle -- "Secession! peaceful secession!" -- A higher law -- A man of unbounded confidence -- "He is not dead, sir!" -- "Let the assassin fire!" -- Filibusters -- A legislative saturnalia -- A pact with the devil -- "War, open war" -- "All is paralysis" -- The wreck of the Omnibus -- A steam engine in britches -- "Break your masters' locks!" -- "It is time we should act" -- Triumphs -- A scandalous outrage. |
| Summary |
The spellbinding story behind the longest debate in U.S. 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 Union. |
| Subject |
Clay, Henry, 1777-1852.
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Douglas, Stephen A. (Stephen Arnold), 1813-1861.
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Compromise of 1850.
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Slavery -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1815-1861.
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Causes.
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| ISBN |
9781439124604 |
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1439124604 |
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