Jefferson Davis: Private Letters, 1823-1889

by Jefferson Davis

Book Overview

This fascinating collection of intimate letters from and to Jefferson Davis (1808-1889) illuminates the character and personality of the President of the Confederacy.

These letters (the majority appearing fully in print for the first time) range widely over one of the most turbulent periods in American history, from his fifteenth year to his death at eighty-one. Here is Jefferson Davis in all aspects: in love and in house slippers;...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 030680638X
• ISBN13: 9780306806384
• Release Date: March 1995
• Publisher: Da Capo Press
• Length: 580 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.4" x 8.4"