Deep Waters of the Proud: Vol. 1 The Imperiled Union, 1861-1865

By William C. Davis

Book Overview

Hardcover: 316 pages Publisher: Doubleday; 1st edition (April 1982) Language: English ISBN-10: 0385148941 ISBN-13: 978-0385148948 Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 5.8 x 1.3 inches Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0385148941
• ISBN13: 9780385148948
• Release Date: January 1982
• Publisher: Doubleday
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Bilogy 1

D. is a good prose writer. Every serious civil war historian has different insights into persons and events. This deals with more than military history. The author has a biographical orientation and identifies strengths and weaknesses of the various figures. He focuses upon Jn Breckinridge, about whom he has written a bio. D. identifies B. as a moderate. Such his temperment may have been, but B. represented extremists. Although he offers the usual Confederate misrepresentation of the Lecompton Constitution and a few other matters, D. is generally fair. Not the first book to read about the civil war, but a good choice for buffs.