Three speeches that saved the Union : Clay, Calhoun, Webster, and the Crisis of 1850 / Peter Charles Hoffer.
| Author/creator | Hoffer, Peter Charles, 1944- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | New York : New York University Press, [2025] |
| Description | 237 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction and note on method -- Henry Clay, Proposed Compromise Resolutions, February 5 1850 -- Henry Clay, Proposed Compromise Resolutions, Cont'd, February 6, 1850 -- John C. Calhoun's Speech on the Admission of California, March 4, 1850 -- Daniel Webster Speech on the Union, March 7, 1850 -- Conclusion : when words mattered. |
| Abstract | "This book is an annotated study of the Henry Clay-John C. Calhoun-Daniel Webster debate on the fate of the Union in 1850"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version http://id.loc.gov/entities/relationships/onlineversion Hoffer, Peter Charles Three speeches that saved the union New York : New York University Press, 2025 9781479838844 |
| LCCN | 2024056229 |
| ISBN | 9781479838837 |
| ISBN | 1479838837 hardcover |
| ISBN | electronic book |
| ISBN | electronic book |