Jefferson Davis

1907. A short biography of Jefferson Davis, the foremost leader of the Confederate cause. Contents: Early Years and Training; On the Western Border; Laying the Foundations; A Dangerous Issue; One Year of War; First Session in the Senate; Slavery and the Compromise of 1850; The Passing of the Crisis in Mississippi; In the Cabinet; The Irrepressible Conflict; The Breakup of the Democratic Party; Davis and Secession; The Formation of the Confederacy; The Confederate Administration's Policy; Manassas; A Gloomy Winter; The Progress of the War; Rising Tide of Confederate Opposition; The Crisis of War; The Conflict Draws to a Close; The Collapse of the Confederacy; and After the War. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.Dodd, William E. is the author of 'Jefferson Davis' with ISBN 9781417944606 and ISBN 1417944609.