The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government: Volumes I and II (Annotated)
The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government (1881) is a work written by Jefferson Davis, who served as President of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. Davis wrote the book as a straightforward history of the Confederate States of America and as an apologia for the causes that he believed led to and justified the American Civil War.
He wrote most of the book at Beauvoir, the Biloxi, Mississippi plantation where he was living as a guest of the novelist and wealthy widow, Sarah Ellis Dorsey. Ill with cancer, in 1878 she made over her will and left the plantation to him before her death in 1879. She had already assisted him in his writing, notably with organization, editing and encouragement.
Davis was also assisted by his wife, Varina, and his secretary Major W.T. Walthall. He corresponded voluminously with surviving Confederate statesmen and generals, including Judah Benjamin and Jubal Early, for fact checking and details on key issues.
This edition has been formatted for your NOOK, with an active table of contents. This work has also been annotated, with additional information about the book and also Jefferson Davis, including an overview, publication, critical response, content, impact on Jefferson, and biographical information.
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The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government: Volumes I and II (Annotated)
The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government (1881) is a work written by Jefferson Davis, who served as President of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. Davis wrote the book as a straightforward history of the Confederate States of America and as an apologia for the causes that he believed led to and justified the American Civil War.
He wrote most of the book at Beauvoir, the Biloxi, Mississippi plantation where he was living as a guest of the novelist and wealthy widow, Sarah Ellis Dorsey. Ill with cancer, in 1878 she made over her will and left the plantation to him before her death in 1879. She had already assisted him in his writing, notably with organization, editing and encouragement.
Davis was also assisted by his wife, Varina, and his secretary Major W.T. Walthall. He corresponded voluminously with surviving Confederate statesmen and generals, including Judah Benjamin and Jubal Early, for fact checking and details on key issues.
This edition has been formatted for your NOOK, with an active table of contents. This work has also been annotated, with additional information about the book and also Jefferson Davis, including an overview, publication, critical response, content, impact on Jefferson, and biographical information.
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The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government: Volumes I and II (Annotated)

The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government: Volumes I and II (Annotated)

by Jefferson Davis
The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government: Volumes I and II (Annotated)

The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government: Volumes I and II (Annotated)

by Jefferson Davis

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The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government (1881) is a work written by Jefferson Davis, who served as President of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. Davis wrote the book as a straightforward history of the Confederate States of America and as an apologia for the causes that he believed led to and justified the American Civil War.
He wrote most of the book at Beauvoir, the Biloxi, Mississippi plantation where he was living as a guest of the novelist and wealthy widow, Sarah Ellis Dorsey. Ill with cancer, in 1878 she made over her will and left the plantation to him before her death in 1879. She had already assisted him in his writing, notably with organization, editing and encouragement.
Davis was also assisted by his wife, Varina, and his secretary Major W.T. Walthall. He corresponded voluminously with surviving Confederate statesmen and generals, including Judah Benjamin and Jubal Early, for fact checking and details on key issues.
This edition has been formatted for your NOOK, with an active table of contents. This work has also been annotated, with additional information about the book and also Jefferson Davis, including an overview, publication, critical response, content, impact on Jefferson, and biographical information.

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BN ID: 2940149841059
Publisher: Bronson Tweed Publishing
Publication date: 07/03/2015
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
File size: 2 MB

About the Author

Jefferson Finis Davis was an American soldier and politician who was the President of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War (1861–1865). He took leadership of the Confederate war plans but was unable to find a strategy to defeat the more populous and industrialized Union. His diplomatic efforts failed to gain recognition from any foreign country, and at home, the collapsing Confederate economy forced his government to print more and more paper money to cover the war's expenses, leading to runaway inflation and devaluation of the Confederate dollar.
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