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Author:

Cooper, William J., Jr. (William James), 1940-

Title:

Jefferson Davis and the Civil War era / William J. Cooper, Jr.

Publisher:

Louisiana State University Press,

Copyright Date:

2012

Description:

viii, 128 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Subject:

Davis, Jefferson,--1808-1889.
Statesmen--United States--Biography.
Presidents--Confederate States of America--Biography.
Confederate States of America--Politics and government.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 111-121) and index.

Contents:

Jefferson Davis and the sudden disappearance of southern politics -- Jefferson Davis and the politics of secession -- Jefferson Davis and states' rights in the Confederacy -- Jefferson Davis and the politics of Confederate command -- Jefferson Davis and the political dimensions of Confederate strategy -- Jefferson Davis and the war in the west -- Jefferson Davis as war leader -- Jefferson Davis and the meaning of the war -- Jefferson Davis and two Montgomery inaugurals, 1861 and 1886.

Summary:

Cooper narrows his focus considerably in Jefferson Davis and the Civil War Era, training his expert eye specifically on Davis's participation in and influence on events central to the American Civil War. Nine self-contained essays address how Davis reacted to and dealt with a variety of issues that were key to the coming of the war, the war itself, or in memorializing the war, sharply illuminating Davis's role during those turbulent years.

ISBN:

0807150096 (pbk.)
9780807150092 (pbk.) :

OCLC:

(OCoLC)829097943

Locations:

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)