davis, jefferson

Chronicles the life of Jefferson Davis focusing on his career as the president of the Confederate States during the Civil War.

"This book offers a unique way to study the events of the Civil War, through the relationship between Lincoln and Davis and their fateful decisions during the bloody conflict."--From the publisher.

"Traces the life of the president of the Confederacy from his childhood through his rise in Southern politics, and to his role as leader of the South during the Civil War"--Provided by publisher.

Presents a biography of Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederacy during the Civil War, covering his childhood, his education, his military career, and his leadership during the war.

A comprehensive biography of Jefferson Davis, looking at both his private and public life, discussing his experiences as a schoolboy, a Mississippi planter, a husband, and a father, and examining his political career, including his role as president of the Confederate States of America.

Traces a political conspiracy and dysfunctional dynamics that the author believes were at the heart of the Confederacy's Civil War losses, in an account that reveals infighting between Jefferson Davis and the Confederate government.