Jefferson Davis, American

by Cooper, William J.,, Jr., (William James)

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"West Point graduate, secretary of war under President Pierce, U.S. senator from Mississippi - how was it that this statesman and patriot came to be president of the Confederacy, leading the struggle to destroy the United States? This is the question at the center of William Cooper's biography of Jefferson Davis. Basing his account on the massive archival record left by Davis and his family and associates, Cooper delves not only into the events of Davis's public and personal life but also into …

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Title Statements

Full title :Jefferson Davis, American / William J. Cooper.

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:2001, ©2000.
Edition:1st Vintage Civil War Library ed

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Vintage Books
Place of Publication:New York
Language:eng
Publication Date:2001, ©2000.

The Physical Object

Description:xix, 822 pages : : illustrations, maps ; : 21 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:0394569164, 9780394569161, 0375725423, 9780375725425
oclc:ocm48588128
LC Classification:E467.1.D26
Dewey Decimal:973.713

Prologue: Saddest day of my life -- There my memories begin -- Put away the grog -- Every ready ro render my best services -- Located in a very retired place -- It was what I wished -- It may be that I will return with a reputation -- At present all is uncertainty -- Cloud which had collected -- I have a field of usefulness -- Darkest hour -- Our cause is just and holy -- Noblest cause in which man can be engaged -- Life men above all personal considerations -- We are fighting for existence -- Issue is very painful for me to meet -- I have not sunk under my trials -- These days of our hard fortune -- Duty of doing justice to the cause -- There is much preparation -- Epilogue: Esto perpetua.

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Biographies Confederate States of America -- Biogra… Davis, Jefferson Hommes d'État -- Biographies. -- États-… Presidents Présidents -- Biographies. -- États con… Presidents -- Biography. -- Confederate… Statesmen Statesmen -- Biography. -- United States United States United States -- Confederate States of …