Jefferson Davis
Profiles Jefferson Davis, who proved himself as a soldier in the Mexican War but had mixed success and failure as president of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War.
| Main Author: | Carter, E. J., 1971- |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Chicago :
Heinemann Library,
c2004.
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| Series: |
American war biographies
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Table of Contents:
- Early years
- On the frontier
- A career in politics
- Secretary of war and secession
- The new nation
- Domestic problems and foreign relations
- The South loses ground
- Reversal of fortunes
- Scrambling to save the Confederacy
- The rebellion crumbles
- Life after war
- Timeline.