An American Iliad
Subtitle: The Story of the Civil War
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
Published: October 16, 2001
Language: eng
Number of pages: 306
ISBN-13: 9780072418156
First sentence: A scene of intense drama opened in the United States Senate on January 29, 1850; the venerable Whig Senator Henry Clay of Kentucky was on his feet; the chamber and galleries were hushed with anticipation.