At the Edge of the Precipice: Henry Clay and the Compromise that Saved the Union
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A National Book Award-winning historian narrates Henry Clay’s heroic brokering of a bipartisan compromise that saved the nation The Washington Post - Heather Cox Richardson In a time of rapid change, economic instability and cultural divisions, Clay "understood that politics is not about ideological purity or moral self-righteousness," writes historian of the House of Representatives Robert V. Remini. In his elegant little volume called At the Edge of the Precipice, Remini notes that politics should be about governing, and politicians who cannot compromise cannot govern effectively.
