Jefferson Davis, unconquerable heart /

The author begins the story "with Davis's political imprisonment at the end of the Civil War and ... flashes back to his earlier life, interweaving Davis's private life as a schoolboy, a Mississippi planter, a husband, a father, and a political leader. She follows him from West Point...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Allen, Felicity, 1924-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, ©1999.
Colección:Shades of blue and gray series.
Temas:
Davis, Jefferson, > 1808-1889.
Davis, Jefferson, > 1808-1889
Presidents > Confederate States of America > Biography.
Statesmen > United States > Biography.
Présidents > États confédérés d'Amérique > Biographies.
Hommes d'État > États-Unis > Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY.
Presidents
Statesmen
Confederate States of America > Biography.
United States
United States > Confederate States of America
Biographies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The author begins the story "with Davis's political imprisonment at the end of the Civil War and ... flashes back to his earlier life, interweaving Davis's private life as a schoolboy, a Mississippi planter, a husband, a father, and a political leader. She follows him from West Point through army service on the frontier, his election to the U.S. House of Representatives, his regimental command in the Mexican War, his service as U.S. secretary of war and senator, and his term as president of the Confederate States of America."--Jacket.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xx, 809 pages) : illustrations, maps.
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 733-760) and index.
ISBN:0826260004
9780826260000

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