| Jefferson Davis and the Confederacy Contributor(s): Hale, Sarah Elder (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0812679083 ISBN-13: 9780812679083 Publisher: Cobblestone OUR PRICE: $16.16 Product Type: Hardcover Published: November 2005 Annotation: When Jefferson Davis announced the secession of his home state of Mississippi from the Union, he didn't expect that he would soon be elected president of the Confederate States of America. As a veteran of the United States-Mexican War, he had planned on taking a military role in the newly formed country. Instead, Davis faced the greatest challenge of his life: unifying states that were keenly interested in preserving states' rights and fighting a war against an established and better-supplied country -- the United States. "Jefferson Davis and the Confederacy tells the story of a man who was devoted to his country to the bitter end. Explore Davis's years as an army officer, a congressman, and as secretary of war. Meet the Confederate States' only president and Varina Anne, the "Daughter of the Confederacy." Discover the hardships Davis faced in keeping the Confederacy together, from a food shortage to a spy in the Confederate White House. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - General - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2005018417 |
| Series: Cobblestone the Civil War |
| Physical Information: 0.34" H x 7.16" W x 9.28" (0.63 lbs) 48 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: When Jefferson Davis announced the secession of his home state of Mississippi from the Union, he didn't expect that he would soon be elected president of the Confederate States of America. As a veteran of the United States-Mexican War, he had planned on taking a military role in the newly formed country. Instead, Davis faced the greatest challenge of his life: unifying states that were keenly interested in preserving states' rights and fighting a war against an established and better-supplied country -- the United States. Jefferson Davis and the Confederacy tells the story of a man who was devoted to his country to the bitter end. Explore Davis's years as an army officer, a congressman, and as secretary of war. Meet the Confederate States' only president and Varina Anne, the "Daughter of the Confederacy." Discover the hardships Davis faced in keeping the Confederacy together, from a food shortage to a spy in the Confederate White House. |