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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By John C. Waugh

Summary

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

Product details

• Authors: John C Waugh, John C. Waugh, Waugh John C.
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.09.2003
• EAN: 9780842029445
• ISBN: 978-0-8420-2944-5
• Dimensions: 162 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; USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), HISTORY / Military / United States, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Early modern warfare (including gunpowder warfare), c 1860 to c 1869, Civil wars, American Civil War, HISTORY / Military / Early Modern Warfare (1500-1800)