Jefferson Davis: The Man and His Hour

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Drawing on many new sources distinguished Civil War scholar William C. Davis here delves into the life of one of the most controversial public figures of the nineteenth century. He vividly details Davis childhood in Mississippi his military experience at West Point and on the western frontier his brilliant record in the Mexican War his stint as a hardworking secretary of war under Franklin Pierce and his career as an impassioned defender of slavery in the Senate closely examining the development and expression of Davis values attitudes and personality throughout this time.