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Author:

Cashin, Joan E.

Title:

First lady of the Confederacy : Varina Davis's Civil War / Joan E. Cashin.

Publisher:

Belknap Press of Harvard University Press,

Copyright Date:

2006

Description:

403 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Davis, Varina,--1826-1906.
Presidents' spouses--Confederate States of America--Biography.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Biography.
United States--Social aspects.--Civil War, 1861-1865--Social aspects.
Confederate States of America--Social conditions.
Davis, Jefferson,--1808-1889--Family.
Amerikaanse burgeroorlog.
Geconfedereerde Staten.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-391) and index.

Contents:

At peace. This Mr. Davis -- Flattered and courted -- First lady -- No matter what danger there was -- Holocausts of herself -- Run with the rest -- Threadbare great folks -- Topic of the day -- Crowd of sorrows -- Fascinating failures -- The girdled tree -- Delectable city (New York City) -- Like Martha -- At peace.

ISBN:

9780674022942 (alk. paper)
0674022947 (alk. paper)

LCCN:

2006042734

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

TNPD062 -- Belle Plaine Community Library (Belle Plaine)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

LTAX046 -- Indian Hills Community College Library - Centerville (Centerville)

NYPE343 -- Charles City Public Library (Charles City)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Des Moines)

OSAX771 -- Grand View University Library (Des Moines)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

OMAX631 -- Geisler Learning Resource Cntr (Pella)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)

UTAX115 -- Buena Vista University Library (Storm Lake)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)

PQAX094 -- Wartburg College - Vogel Library (Waverly)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)

BNPD611 -- Winterset Public Library (Winterset)