The Approaching Fury

A history of the conflicts and debates that led up to the Civil War in America, written from the perspectives of 13 prominent figures of the time. Thomas Jefferson and Henry Clay debate the Missouri Compromise of 1820; Frederick Douglas and Harriet Beecher Stowe provide differing perspectives on slavery; and Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis face the coming conflict with foreboding during the last peaceful days of 1861. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.