description: An examination of the Civil War era which is concerned primarily with the political struggles of the 1850s
language: English
title: The Stakes of Power: 1845-1877
titlecomplete: The Stakes of Power: 1845-1877 (The Making of America)
genres: History, Nonfiction, American History
ratings_count: 14
series: The Making of America
publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux