The Rise And Fall Of The Confederate Government: Volume 2 by Jefferson Davis (En

Description: The Rise And Fall Of The Confederate Government by Jefferson Davis Second part of the two-volume chronicle of the birth, life and death of the Confederacy written by Jefferson Davis. It covers the period from the Missouri Compromise in 1820 to the readmission of the Southern states to the US Congress in the late 1860s. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description A decade after his release from Federal prison, the 67-year-old Jefferson Davis,ex-President of the Confederacy, the "Southern Lincoln," popularly regarded as a martyr to the Confederate cause,began work on his monumental Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government. Motivated partially by his deep-rooted antagonism toward his enemies (both the Northern victors and his Southern detractors), partially by his continuing obsession with the "cause," and partially by his desperate pecuniary and physical condition, Davis devoted three years and extensive research to the writing of what he termed "an historical sketch of the events which preceded and attended the struggle of the Southern states to maintain their existence and their rights as sovereign communities." The result was a perceptive two-volume chronicle, covering the birth, life, and death of the Confederacy, from the Missouri Compromise in 1820, through the tumultuous events of the Civil War, to the readmission of the Southern States to the Congress in the late 1860s. Supplemented with a new historical foreword by the Pulitzer Prize-winning James M. McPherson, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Volume I, belongs in the library of anyone interested in the root causes, the personalities, and the events of Americas greatest war. Author Biography Jefferson Davis (1808-1889) was an American politician who served as the only President of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865. Long Description A decade after his release from Federal prison, the 67-year-old Jefferson Davis,ex-President of the Confederacy, the "Southern Lincoln," popularly regarded as a martyr to the Confederate cause,began work on his monumental Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government. Motivated partially by his deep-rooted antagonism toward his enemies (both the Northern victors and his Southern detractors), partially by his continuing obsession with the "cause," and partially by his desperate pecuniary and physical condition, Davis devoted three years and extensive research to the writing of what he termed "an historical sketch of the events which preceded and attended the struggle of the Southern states to maintain their existence and their rights as sovereign communities." The result was a perceptive two-volume chronicle, covering the birth, life, and death of the Confederacy, from the Missouri Compromise in 1820, through the tumultuous events of the Civil War, to the readmission of the Southern States to the Congress in the late 1860s. Supplemented with a new historical foreword by the Pulitzer Prize-winning James M. McPherson, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Volume I, belongs in the library of anyone interested in the root causes, the personalities, and the events of Americas greatest war. Details ISBN0306804190 Author Jefferson Davis Short Title RISE & FALL OF THE CONFEDERATE Series Da Capo Paperback Language English ISBN-10 0306804190 ISBN-13 9780306804199 Media Book Format Paperback Illustrations Yes Year 1990 Imprint Da Capo Press Inc Place of Publication Cambridge, MA Residence -CN Birth 1808 Death 1889 Pages 700 Edition Description Revised Subtitle Volume 2 Country of Publication United States DOI 10.1604/9780306804199 Series Number 2 UK Release Date 1990-08-22 US Release Date 1990-08-22 Publisher Hachette Books Publication Date 1990-08-22 DEWEY 973.7 Audience General NZ Release Date 1990-08-21 AU Release Date 1990-08-21 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:136414692;

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