This comprehensive biography of Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederacy during the American Civil War, was first published in 1890. Written by British journalist Markinfield Addey, who interviewed numerous associates and family members of Davis, the book offers a vivid and sympathetic portrait of this controversial figure. It covers Davis's early life, his political career in the United States Senate and as Secretary of War, his role in the secession crisis, his wartime leadership, and his postwar captivity and death. This edition includes a new introduction by a leading Civil War historian.

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