The Papers of Jefferson Davis: 1853-1855

by Jefferson Davis

Mary Seaton Dix, Associate Editor The fifth volume of The Papers of Jefferson Davis presents 9,000 of the approximately 21,000 known Davis letters, papers, and speeches from the years 1853 through 1855, when Davis served as secretary of war under President Franklin Pierce. Most of the documents are included in summary form in an extensive calendar; 93 are published in full with annotation.Well prepared for the War Department position by his military...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807112402
• ISBN13: 9780807112403
• Release Date: October 1985
• Publisher: LSU Press
• Length: 557 Pages
• Weight: 2.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.4" x 9.5"