The Papers of Jefferson Davis: 1808-1840

by Jefferson Davis

Book Overview

Much of Jefferson Davis' life and career has been obscured in controversy and misinterpretation. This full, carefully annotated edition will make it possible for scholars to reassess the man who served as President of the Confederacy and who in the aftermath of war became the symbolic leader of the South.

For almost a decade a dedicated team of scholars has been collecting and documenting Davis' papers and correspondence for this multi-volume...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807109436
• ISBN13: 9780807109434
• Release Date: November 1971
• Publisher: LSU Press
• Length: 594 Pages
• Weight: 2.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 6.5" x 9.6"