Contributions

  • Beringer, Richard E., 1933- - Contributor

Publication

2002 - University Press of Kansas, Lawrence, England

Language

English

Word Count

135,500 words, Guess

Page Count

542 pages

Identifiers

and 3 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number20017131
  • Goodreads1036189
  • LibraryThing1998305

Classifications

  • DDC973.713092
  • LCCE467.1.D26 H38 2002
  • LCCE467.1.D26H38 2002

Description

"He was one of the most embattled heads of state in American history. Charged with building a new nation while waging a war for its very independence, he accepted his responsibilities reluctantly but carried them out with a fierce dedication to his ideals. Those efforts ultimately foundered on the shoals of Confederate defeat, leaving Davis stranded in public memory as both valiant leader and desolate loser.". "Now two Civil War historians, Herman Hattaway and Richard Beringer, take a new and closer look at Davis's presidency. In the process, they provide a clearer image of his leadership and ability to handle domestic, diplomatic, and military matters under the most trying circumstances without the considerable industrial and population resources of the North and without the formal recognition of other nations."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

Genres

  • Biography

Other Editions

  • Jefferson Davis, Confederate presidentUniversity Press of Kansas2002-01-01

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