Calhoun ella and micha Published after his death by

Published after his death by his friend Mark Twain

Bring Down Heaven:

tragedy and triumph

"An eminently readable comedy of modern war" (New York Times)

Calhoun ella and micha Published after his death byA new biography of the intellectual father of Southern secessionthe man who set the scene for the Civil War, and whose political legacy still shapes America today. John C. Calhoun is among the most notorious and enigmatic figures in American political history. First elected to Congress in 1810, Calhoun went on to serve as secretary of war and vice president. But he is perhaps most known for arguing in favor of slavery as a "positive good" and for his