Jefferson Davis, American
By: William J. Cooper, Jr.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Published: 2000
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 757
Subjects: Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889; Presidents -- Confederate States of America -- Biography; Statesmen -- United States -- Biography; Confederate States of America -- Biography
Genres: Biography.
Description: "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 the ideas that shaped and compelled him."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [659]-737) and index.