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At the edge of the precipice : Henry Clay and the compromise that saved the Union /
Historian Robert V. Remini's fascinating recounting of the Compromise of 1850, a titanic act of political will that only a skillful statesman like Henry Clay could broker. Although the Compromise would collapse ten years later, plunging the nation into civil war, Clay's victory in 1850 ult...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Basic Books,
©2010.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Historian Robert V. Remini's fascinating recounting of the Compromise of 1850, a titanic act of political will that only a skillful statesman like Henry Clay could broker. Although the Compromise would collapse ten years later, plunging the nation into civil war, Clay's victory in 1850 ultimately saved the Union by giving the North an extra decade to industrialize and prepare. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiii, 184 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0465012884 9780465012886 9780465021666 0465021662 1282744399 9781282744394 9780465024896 0465024890 9786612744396 6612744391 |