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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Remini, Robert Vincent, 1921-     Subjects     Clay, Henry, 1777-1852.     Compromise of 1850.     Slavery -- United States -- History -- 19th century.     United States -- Politics and government -- 1815-1861.     United States -- Politics and government -- Philosophy.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Remini, Robert Vincent, 1921-       by title:      At the edge of the p...         MARC Display

At the edge of the precipice : Henry Clay and the compromise that saved the Union / Robert V. Remini. by Remini, Robert Vincent, 1921- New York : Basic Books, c2010. Subjects Clay, Henry, 1777-1852.   Compromise of 1850.   Slavery -- United States -- History -- 19th century.   United States -- Politics and government -- 1815-1861.   United States -- Politics and government -- Philosophy. ISBN:  9780465012886 (alk. paper) 0465012884 (alk. paper) Description:  xiii, 184 p. ; 22 cm. Edition:  1st ed. Contents:  Compromise in the nation's early history -- The crisis and the return of the great pacificator -- A possible solution -- The great triumvirate weighs in -- Disaster. Requests:  0 Summary:  "At the Edge of the Precipice" is historian Robert V. Remini's fascinating recounting of the Compromise of 1850, a titanic act of political will that only a skillful statesman like 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.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Language, Literature & History 973.5 Re Checked In Add Copy to MyList Hilo Public Library Adult Nonfiction 973.5 Remini Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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