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Jefferson Davis, American

By William J. Cooper

By William J. Cooper

By William J. Cooper

By William J. Cooper

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Part of Vintage Civil War Library

Part of Vintage Civil War Library

Paperback $25.00

Nov 13, 2001 | ISBN 9780375725425

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Dec 22, 2010 | ISBN 9780307772640

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    About Jefferson Davis, American

    From a distinguished historian of the American 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, he considered himself a patriot. William J. Cooper shows us how Davis’ initial reluctance turned into absolute commitment to the Confederacy. He provides a thorough account of Davis’ life, both as the Confederate President and in the years before and after the war. Elegantly written and impeccably researched, Jefferson Davis, American is the definitive examination of one of the most enigmatic figures in our nation’s history.

    About Jefferson Davis, American

    From a distinguished historian of the American 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, he considered himself a patriot. William J. Cooper shows us how Davis’ initial reluctance turned into absolute commitment to the Confederacy. He provides a thorough account of Davis’ life, both as the Confederate President and in the years before and after the war. Elegantly written and impeccably researched, Jefferson Davis, American is the definitive examination of one of the most enigmatic figures in our nation’s history.

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    About William J. Cooper

    William J. Cooper is a Boyd Professor at Louisiana State University and a past president of the Southern Historical Association. He was born in Kingstree, South Carolina, and received his A.B. from Princeton and his Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University…. More about William J. Cooper

    About William J. Cooper

    William J. Cooper is a Boyd Professor at Louisiana State University and a past president of the Southern Historical Association. He was born in Kingstree, South Carolina, and received his A.B. from Princeton and his Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University…. More about William J. Cooper

    Product Details

    Category: Historical Figure Biographies & Memoirs | Civil War Period

    Paperback | $25.00
    Published by Vintage
    Nov 13, 2001 | 848 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780375725425

    Category: Historical Figure Biographies & Memoirs | Civil War Period

    Ebook | $14.99
    Published by Vintage
    Dec 22, 2010 | 848 Pages | ISBN 9780307772640

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    Praise

    "Bill Cooper’s marvelous book is unquestionably the finest biography of Jefferson Davis ever published. Superbly researched, elegantly written, exquisitely balancing the public and private dimensions of Davis’s life, it provides an incisive and compelling analysis of his role as Confederate president, largely because it presents a brilliantly coherent interpretation of his entire career."
    Michael F. Holt, author of The Rise and Fall of the American Whig Party


    "Jefferson Davis at last has a sympathetic yet critical biographer. William J. Cooper, Jr., has written a splendid life of one of the most complicated and controversial figures in American history. With consummate skill he narrates and analyzes the events and individuals who shaped Davis’s life. This book will stand as a model for many other controversial figures in U.S. history."
    Robert V. Remini, author of Andrew Jackson

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