Three Speeches That Saved the Union: Clay, Calhoun, Webster, and the Crisis of 1850
Abstract
Many accomplished historians have tackled the story of the Compromise of 1850 and its connection to the coming of the Civil War. They have analyzed the building of coalitions, explained the timing ...
Fields of Study & Subjects
American Constitutional Law and Politics
Rhetoric and Communication Studies
Colonialism
slavery
and trade
Publication details
- Journal / source
- History Reviews of New Books
- Volume
- 54
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 22–23
- Publication date
- 10 February 2026
- Language
- EN