America's great debate : Henry Clay, Stephen A. Douglas, and the compromise that preserved the Union
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Bordewich, Fergus M.
Published
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2012.
Format
Book
Edition
1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
ISBN
9781439124604, 1439124604
Physical Desc
x, 480 pages : maps ; 25 cm
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Martin Luther College Library - Stacks
E423 .B73 2012
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Published
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2012.
Edition
1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
Language
English
ISBN
9781439124604, 1439124604

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 403-463) and index.
Description
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.

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Clay, Henry, -- 1777-1852.
Compromise of 1850.
Douglas, Stephen A. -- (Stephen Arnold), -- 1813-1861.
Slavery -- History -- 19th century.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Causes.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1815-1861.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Bordewich, F. M. (2012). America's great debate: Henry Clay, Stephen A. Douglas, and the compromise that preserved the Union (1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.). Simon & Schuster.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Bordewich, Fergus M. 2012. America's Great Debate: Henry Clay, Stephen A. Douglas, and the Compromise That Preserved the Union. Simon & Schuster.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Bordewich, Fergus M. America's Great Debate: Henry Clay, Stephen A. Douglas, and the Compromise That Preserved the Union Simon & Schuster, 2012.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Bordewich, Fergus M. America's Great Debate: Henry Clay, Stephen A. Douglas, and the Compromise That Preserved the Union 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed., Simon & Schuster, 2012.

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