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America's Great Debate: Henry Clay, Stephen A. Douglas, and the Compromise That Preserved the Union
America's Great Debate Henry Clay Stephen A Douglas and the Compromise That Preserved the Union
Author: Fergus M. Bordewich
The spellbinding story behind the longest debate in U.S. Senate history: the Compromise of 1850, which brought together Senate luminaries on the eve of the Civil War in a desperate effort to save the Union.The Mexican War introduced vast new territories into the United States, including California and the present-day Southwest. California appeal...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781439124604
ISBN-10: 1439124604
Publication Date: 4/17/2012
Pages: 448
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Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio CD
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