Jefferson Davis, American

Cooper, William J., Jr. (William James), 1940- (Author).

Summary:

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

Content descriptions

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.