From a distinguished historian of the America South comes this thoroughly human portrait of the complex man at the center of our nation's most epic struggle.
Jefferson Davis initially did not wish to leave the Union-as the son of a veteran of the American Revolution and as a soldier and senator,[...]

A definitive anthology of the writings by the president of the Confederacy presents a diverse array of letters, his inaugural address as Confederate president, writings from prison to his wife, and speeches on the Constitution, slavery, and other topics. Reprint. 12,500 first printing.[...]

"From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "Battle Cry of Freedom," a powerful new reckoning with Jefferson Davis as military commander of the Confederacy"
History has not been kind to Jefferson Davis. His cause went down in disastrous defeat and left the South impoverished for generations. If [...]

"From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "Battle Cry of Freedom," a powerful new reckoning with Jefferson Davis as military commander of the Confederacy"
History has not been kind to Jefferson Davis. His cause went down in disastrous defeat and left the South impoverished for generations. If t[...]