A Long Shadow: Jefferson Davis and the Final Days of the Confederacy - Couverture souple

Ballard, Michael B.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0820319414 ISBN 13 : 9780820319414

Editeur : University of Georgia Press, 1997

Synopsis

A Long Shadow is a fascinating narrative account of the fall of the Confederacy told from the perspective of Jefferson Davis, his official entourage, and his family as they tried to hold the government together while staying one step ahead of their Union Army pursuers. The "martyred" Davis is one of the most enduring symbols of the Lost Cause of the Confederacy. Michael B. Ballard maintains that this image began to take form during the last days of Davis's presidency as the doomed leader rose nobly to adversity, handling sensitive political and military issues and devastating setbacks with dignity and faith. It was Davis's willingness to sacrifice everything, combined with his postwar imprisonment, Ballard contends, that cemented his status in the hearts and minds of southerners.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

MICHAEL B. BALLARD (1946-2016) was the university archivist at the Mitchell Memorial Library of Mississippi State University. His books include Landscapes of Battle: The Civil War; Pemberton: A Biography; A Mississippi Rebel in the Army of Northern Virginia: The Memoirs of Private David Holt; and Civil War Mississippi: A Guide.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Georgia Press
• Date d'édition: 1997
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0820319414
• ISBN 13: 9780820319414
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 216
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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