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Jefferson Davis / by William E. Dodd ; introduction to the Bison Books edition by Steven E. Woodworth.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©1997.Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 396 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 058528105X
  • 9780585281056
  • 9780803266094
  • 080326609X
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Jefferson Davis.DDC classification:
  • 973.7/13/092 B 21
LOC classification:
  • E467.1.D26 D8 1997eb
Online resources: Summary: Every schoolchild knows that Jefferson Davis was president of the Confederacy. Most adults know little more. Who was this enigmatic man - reportedly aloof but temperamental, ravaged in health but dogged in spirit? What did he think and do as the Civil War clouds gathered and burst? This balanced biography, first published in 1907, gives focus to a character and career not well understood. From his Mississippi roots to West Point to the Mexican War to Congress to the Southern presidency and ruin - from his unique residency in the national house divided - Jefferson Davis begs better acquaintance.
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Originally published: Philadelphia : G.W. Jacobs, 1907.

"Bison Books"--Spine.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 384-385) and index.

Every schoolchild knows that Jefferson Davis was president of the Confederacy. Most adults know little more. Who was this enigmatic man - reportedly aloof but temperamental, ravaged in health but dogged in spirit? What did he think and do as the Civil War clouds gathered and burst? This balanced biography, first published in 1907, gives focus to a character and career not well understood. From his Mississippi roots to West Point to the Mexican War to Congress to the Southern presidency and ruin - from his unique residency in the national house divided - Jefferson Davis begs better acquaintance.

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