Jefferson Davis, American
By: William J. Cooper.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Vintage Civil War library
Publisher: Vintage Books
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 822
Subjects: Davis, Jefferson, -- 1808-1889; Presidents -- Confederate States of America -- Biography; Statesmen -- United States -- Biography; Confederate States of America -- Biography
Genres: Biography.
Description: A portrait of the complex man at the center of the Civil War.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Saddest day of my life; title: There my memories begin; title: Put away the grog; title: Ever ready to render my best service; title: Located in a very retired place; title: It was what I wished; title: It may be that I will return with a reputation; title: At present all in uncertainty; title: Cloud which had collected; title: I have a field of usefulness; title: Darkness hour; title: Our cause is just and holy; title: Noblest cause in which man can be engaged; title: Life men above all personal considerations; title: We are fighting for existence; title: Issue is very painful for me to meet; title: I have not sunk under my trials; title: These days of our hard fortune; title: Duty of doing justice of the cause; title: There is much preparation; title: Esto perpetua.