America's great debate : Henry Clay, Stephen A. Douglas, and the compromise that preserved the Union /
Bordewich, Fergus M.
America's great debate : Henry Clay, Stephen A. Douglas, and the compromise that preserved the Union / Fergus M. Bordewich. - 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed. - New York : Simon & Schuster, 2012. - x, 480 p. : maps ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [403]-463) and index.
"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.
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.
1439124604 : HRD $30.00 9781439124604
Simon & Schuster, Order Dept 100 Front st, Riverside, NJ, USA, 08075 SAN 200-2442
2011029547
Clay, Henry, 1777-1852.
Douglas, Stephen A. 1813-1861.
Compromise of 1850.
Slavery--History--United States--19th century.
United States--Politics and government--1815-1861.
United States--History--Causes.--Civil War, 1861-1865
E423 / .B73 2012
973.6/4
America's great debate : Henry Clay, Stephen A. Douglas, and the compromise that preserved the Union / Fergus M. Bordewich. - 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed. - New York : Simon & Schuster, 2012. - x, 480 p. : maps ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [403]-463) and index.
"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.
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.
1439124604 : HRD $30.00 9781439124604
Simon & Schuster, Order Dept 100 Front st, Riverside, NJ, USA, 08075 SAN 200-2442
2011029547
Clay, Henry, 1777-1852.
Douglas, Stephen A. 1813-1861.
Compromise of 1850.
Slavery--History--United States--19th century.
United States--Politics and government--1815-1861.
United States--History--Causes.--Civil War, 1861-1865
E423 / .B73 2012
973.6/4