Jefferson Davis (1) (1808–1889)
Autor de The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government
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Sobre El Autor
Jefferson Davis was born in Kentucky but grew up in Mississippi. After graduating from West Point in 1828, he served at frontier military posts and in the Black Hawk War. He resigned from the military in 1835. For the next 10 years, he managed his brother's isolated plantation in Mississippi. In mostrar más 1845, he entered the world of politics as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Davis's reputation as a historian rests on one work - The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government (1878-81), an account based in large measure on his own intimate experiences. Chosen by the provisional congress as president of the Confederate States of America in 1861, Davis faced criticism throughout his tenure. After Lee surrendered without his approval, Davis was indicted by the federal government for treason. Although he spent several years in prison, he was never brought to trial. In 1867, he was released on bond, and he retired to his estate, Beauvoir, on the Gulf of Mexico in Mississippi. There he wrote The Rise and Fall to vindicate the South in general and his presidency in particular. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
Créditos de la imagen: Jefferson Davis, 1808-1889 (credit: William C. Washburn, 1888; LoC Prints and Photographs, LC-USZ62-121704)
Obras de Jefferson Davis
The Rise of the Confederate Government (The Barnes and Noble Library of Essential Reading) (2010) 26 copias
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Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Otros nombres
- Davis, Jefferson Finis (birth name)
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1808-06-03
- Fecha de fallecimiento
- 1889-12-06
- Lugar de sepultura
- Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia, USA
- Género
- male
- Nacionalidad
- USA
- Lugar de nacimiento
- Fairview, Kentucky, USA
- Lugar de fallecimiento
- New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
- Lugares de residencia
- Fairview, Kentucky, USA
St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, USA
Wilkinson County, Mississippi, USA
Washington County, Kentucky, USA
Washington, Mississippi, USA
Lexington, Kentucky, USA (mostrar todos 9)
Richmond, Virginia, USA
West Point, New York, USA
Davis Bend, Mississippi, USA - Educación
- Jefferson College
Transylvania University
U.S. Military Academy - Ocupaciones
- politician
- Organizaciones
- Confederate States of America
Miembros
Reseñas
Premios
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Estadísticas
- Obras
- 31
- También por
- 5
- Miembros
- 670
- Popularidad
- #37,680
- Valoración
- 4.3
- Reseñas
- 4
- ISBNs
- 104
- Idiomas
- 2