The Death and Resurrection of Jefferson Davis

The Death and Resurrection of Jefferson Davis PDF Author: Donald E. Collins
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 9780742543041
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 216

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Book Description
When the Civil War ended, Jefferson Davis had fallen from the heights of popularity to the depths of despair. In this fascinating new book, Donald E. Collins explores the resurrection of Davis to heroic status in the hearts of white Southerners culminating in one of the grandest funeral processions the nation had ever seen. As schools closed and bells tolled along the thousand mile route, Southerners appeared en masse to bid a final farewell to the man who championed Southern secession and ardently defended the Confederacy.