Title: America's Great Debate
Subtitle: Henry Clay, Stephen A. Douglas, and the Compromise that Preserved the Union
Description: The spellbinding story behind the longest debate in U.S. Senate history: the Compromise of 1850, which brought together Senate luminaries on the eve of the Civil War in a desperate effort to save the Union
Subjects: Politics and government, Slavery, Compromise of 1850, History, Causes, New York Times reviewed, Civil War Period (1850-1877), War, American Civil War (1861-1865)
Places: United States
People: Stephen A. Douglas (1813-1861), Henry Clay (1777-1852), John C. Calhoun (1782-1850)
Time periods: Civil War, 1861-1865, 1815-1861, 19th century