Jefferson Davis (Classic Reprint): His Life and Personality - Couverture souple

Morris Schaff

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1331655455 ISBN 13 : 9781331655459

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

A balanced, readable portrait of a pivotal American figure.

This biography examines Jefferson Davis as a leader and as a man, tracing his life from military service to the heart of the Confederacy and beyond.

The book presents a narrative of his personal character, public responsibilities, and the events that shaped the Civil War. It aims to illuminate the choices, pressures, and consequences that defined his place in history, without shortcuts or oversimplification.

• Follow Davis’s rise from cadet life to national leadership during a time of deep national fracture
• Understand the strategic and moral complexities surrounding the firing on Fort Sumter
• See how his decisions influenced the course of the war and its aftermath
• Explore the evolving memory of his legacy in the Reconstruction era and beyond

Ideal for readers of American Civil War biographies and readers seeking a clear, direct account of a controversial era.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Excerpt from Jefferson Davis: His Life and Personality

There are two reasons for undertaking to write this book. The first and main one is this: a longing to see justice done, so far as my pen may prevail, to Jefferson Davis, President of the ill-starred Southern Confederacy, who, I feel and believe, has had unfair treatment by the historians of the great war between the States, known as the Southern Rebellion, and against whose armies I fought on many fields, including the bloody ones of Chancellorsville, the Wilderness and Spotsylvania. So then, it is not through sympathy with the cause he was at the head of that I take up my pen; no, no, but at the entreaty of two mighty advocates, Truth and Fair Play.

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1331655455
• ISBN 13: 9781331655459
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 289
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