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245 10 a| At the edge of the precipice :b| Henry Clay and the compromise that saved the Union /c| Robert V. Remini.;

250 a| 1st ed.;

300 a| xiii, 184 pages ;c| 22 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-173) and index.;

505 0 a| 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.;

520 a| "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.;

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At the edge of the precipice : Henry Clay and the compromise that saved the Union / Robert V. Remini.

Author/creator	Remini, Robert V.
Format	Book
Edition	1st ed.
Publication Info	New York : Basic Books, ©2010.
Description	xiii, 184 pages ; 22 cm
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.

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.
Abstract	"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.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-173) and index.
LCCN	2010001309
ISBN	9780465012886 (alk. paper)
ISBN	0465012884 (alk. paper)

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