Jefferson Davis, American
A portrait of the complex man at the center of the Civil War.
Record details
- ISBN: 0375725423 (paperback)
- ISBN: 9780375725425 (paperback)
- Physical Description: xix, 822 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm.
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Vintage Books, 2001.
- Copyright: ©2000
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | The saddest day of my life -- There my memories begin -- Put away the grog -- Ever ready to 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 in uncertainty -- The cloud which had collected -- I have a field of usefulness -- The darkest hour -- Our cause is just and holy -- The noblest cause in which man can be engaged -- Lift men above all personal considerations -- We are fighting for existence -- The issue is very painful for me to meet -- I have not sunk under my trials -- These days of our hard fortune -- The duty of doing justice of the cause -- There is much preparation -- Esto perpetua. |
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