On the Brink of Civil War - The Compromise of 1850 and How It Changed the Course of American History

On the Brink of Civil War tells the dramatic story of what happened when a handful of senators-towering figures in nineteenth-century American history-tried to hammer out a compromise to save the Union. Waugh's richly detailed, swiftly moving narrative reads like a novel, yet he brings perspective and interpretation to the events that will help students understand the meaning of this complex, alarming period in America's past. The Compromise of 1850 makes history come alive and will enlighten and entertain students in courses on the Civil War era, U.S. political history, and survey courses on U.S. history.

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About the author

John C. Waugh was a staff correspondant and bureau chief of The Christian Science Monitor. He is author of six books on the Civil War era, and served on the senior staffs of two national politicians, Nelson Rockefeller of New York and Jeff Bingaman of New Mexico.

Summary

Years before the Civil War began, another dark conflict threatened to shatter the Union.

Product details

• Authors: John C Waugh, John C. Waugh
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2020
• EAN: 9780842029445
• ISBN: 978-0-8420-2944-5
• No. of pages: 217
• Dimensions: 161 mm x 236 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 494 g
• Series: The American Crisis Series: Books on the Civil War Era; American Crisis (Hardcover); American Crisis Series: Books; The American Crisis Series: Books on the Civil War Era; American Crisis (Hardcover)
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous