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At the edge of the precipice : Henry Clay and the compromise that saved the Union /

"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 civi...

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Main Author:	Remini, Robert V. (Robert Vincent), 1921-2013
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Basic Books, [2010]
Subjects:	Clay, Henry, > 1777-1852. Compromise of 1850. United States > Politics and government > 1815-1861. United States > Politics and government > Philosophy. Slavery > United States > History > 19th century.

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