At the Edge of the Precipice

by Remini, Robert Vincent

• ISBN13: 9780465012886
• ISBN10: 0465012884
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-05-11
• Publisher: Basic Books

Summary

Remini offers a fascinating account of the Compromise of 1850, a titanic act of political will brokered by Henry Clay. Although the Compromise would eventually collapse, Clay's victory in 1850 ultimately saved the Union by giving the North an extra decade to industrialize and prepare.

Author Biography

Robert V. Remini, historian of the U. S. House of Representatives, has been teaching and writing about American history for more than half a century. He has written more than twenty books, including the definitive three-volume biography The Life of Andrew Jackson, the third volume of which won the National Book Award (1984). His other books include biographies of Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, John Quincy Adams, and Joseph smith. His Andrew Jackson and His Indian Wars won the Spur Award for best western nonfiction from the Western Writers of America. He lives in Wilmette, Illinois.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xi
Compromise in the Nation's Early History	p. 1
The Crisis and the Return of the Great Pacificator	p. 37
A Possible Solution	p. 63
The Great Triumvirate Weights In	p. 91
Disaster	p. 111
Douglas to the Rescue	p. 143
Epilogue Aftermath	p. 157
Notes	p. 161
Index	p. 173
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