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

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

The "stimulating, richly informed" (The Wall Street Journal) story behind the Compromise of 1850, which preserved the...
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Author: Fergus M. Bordewich
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America's Great Debate: Henry Clay, Stephen A. Douglas, and the Compromise That Preserved the Union by Bordewich, Fergus M.

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

€27,42

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

€27,42
Author: Fergus M. Bordewich
Format: Paperback
Language: English
The "stimulating, richly informed" (The Wall Street Journal) story behind the Compromise of 1850, which preserved the Union on the eve of the Civil War--"original in concept, stylish in execution...provides everything history readers want....The characters seem as vivid, human, and understandable as those who walk the halls of Congress today" (The Washington Post).

The Mexican War introduced vast new territories into the United States, including California and the present-day Southwest. When California settlers petitioned for admission to the Union, Congress was presented with a seemingly intractable dilemma: with the Senate precariously balanced at fifteen free states and fifteen slave states, would California be free or slave? So began an unprecedented crisis in American government and the longest debate in Senate history.

Fergus Bordewich tells the epic story of the Compromise of 1850 with skill and vigor, bringing to life two generations of senators who dominated the great debate. Luminaries such as John Calhoun, Daniel Webster, and Henry Clay were nearing the end of their long careers, while rising stars such as Jefferson Davis, William Seward, and Stephen Douglas would shape the country's politics as slavery gradually fractured the nation.

The Compromise saved the Union from collapse, but it did so at a great cost. America's Great Debate takes us back to a time when political compromise was not only possible, but imperative for the survival of the nation.

Author: Fergus M. Bordewich
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 04/16/2013
Pages: 496
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.14lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.10w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9781439124611


Review Citation(s):
New York Times Book Review 06/23/2013 pg. 28

About the Author
Bordewich, Fergus M.: - Fergus M. Bordewich is the author of several books, among them America's Great Debate: Henry Clay, Stephen A. Douglas, and the Compromise That Preserved the Union, which won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize in history. His articles have appeared in many magazines and newspapers. He lives in San Francisco. Visit him at FergusBordewich.com.

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