America\u27s Great Debate: Henry Clay, Stephen A. Douglas, and the Compromise That Preserved the Union

Stemming the Tide of War Of all the attempts to avert the looming sectional crisis, the Compromise of 1850 offered the greatest hope that the North and South could find a peaceful settlement. Fergus M. Bordewich, journalist and author of Bound for Caanan, offers a well-written sy...