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

Authors

Christian Esh

ISBN

978-1-4391-2460-4

Price

$30.00

Publisher

Simon & Schuster

Abstract

Stemming the Tide of War

Of all the attempts to avert the looming sectional crisis, the Compromise of 1850 offered the greatest hope that the North and South could find a peaceful settlement. Fergus M. Bordewich, journalist and author of Bound for Caanan, offers a well-written sy....

DOI

10.31390/cwbr.14.3.24

Recommended Citation

Esh, Christian (2012) "America's Great Debate: Henry Clay, Stephen A. Douglas, and the Compromise That Preserved the Union," Civil War Book Review: Vol. 14 : Iss. 3 .
DOI: 10.31390/cwbr.14.3.24
Available at: https://repository.lsu.edu/cwbr/vol14/iss3/23