Jefferson Davis
the essential writings
2003 Modern Library ed.
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Author
Contributions
- Cooper, William J. 1940- - Contributor
Publication
2003 - Modern Library, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
114,000 words, Guess
Page Count
456 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL3565366M
- ISBN-100679642528
- OCLC Control Number50774208
- OCLC Control Numberjeffersondavises0000davi
- Library of Congress Control Number2002038017
and 2 more
- LibraryThing1095780
- Goodreads1046695
Classifications
- DDC973.7/13/092
- LCCE467.1.D26 A25 2003
Description
"This volume, the first of its kind, is a selected collection of Davis's writings culled in large part from the authoritative Papers of Jefferson Davis, a multivolume edition of his letters and speeches published by the Louisiana State University Press, and includes thirteen documents from manuscript collections and one privately held document that have never before appeared in a modern scholarly edition. From letters as a college student to his sister, to major speeches on the Constitution, slavery, and sectional issues, to his farewell to the U.S. Senate, to his inaugural address as Confederate president, to letters from prison to his wife, these selected pieces present the many faces of the enigmatic Jefferson Davis."--Jacket.
First Sentence
A few days since I received the sad intelligence that our Father was no more.
Excerpt
A few days since I received the sad intelligence that our Father was no more.
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