Government of Our Own
The Making of the Confederacy
For four crucial months in 1861, delegates from all over the South met in Montgomery, Alabama, to establish a new nation. Davis (Jefferson Davis: The Man and the Hour, LJ 11/15/91) tells their story in this new work, another example of Davis's fine storytelling skill and an indispensable guide to understanding the formation of the Confederate government. Among the issues Davis examines are revising the Constitution to meet Southern needs, banning the importation of slaves, and determining whether the convention could be considered a congress. Also revealed are the many participating personalities, their ambitions and egos, politicking and lob…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-4391-0585-6
- EAN: 9781439105856
- Produktnummer: 14348310
- Verlag: Simon + Schuster Inc.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 1994
- Seitenangabe: 550 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 5'508 KB
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William C. Davis has written more than 25 books on the Civil War, inluding A GOVERNMENT OF OUR OWN: THE MAKING OF THE CONFEDERACY.
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