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Was Jefferson Davis Right?
James Ronald Kennedy | Walter Donald Kennedy

Was Jefferson Davis Right?

Pelican Publishing Company (May 30, 1998)
9781565543706
| Paperback
352 pages | 150 x 224 mm | English
Dewey 973.713092
LC Classification E467.1.D26 .K44 1998
LC Control No. 98019505

Genre

  • Southern History

Subject

  • Presidents
  • Presidents/ Confederate States Of America/ Biography
  • Statesmen
  • Statesmen/ United States/ Biography
  • Treason/ United States/ Case Studies

Plot

Decisively refuting all the old slanders, the authors give us back the real Davis-a patriotic soldier, a reluctant secessionist, the model of a Christian gentleman, and an inspiration to all Americans, North and South. Thomas Fleming, editor chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture Jefferson Davis, captured, imprisoned, and charged with 1) conspiracy and culpability in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln; 2) conspiracy to cause the deaths of Northern P.O.W.'s at Andersonville, Georgia, a detention c& 3) participating in and attempting to assist in the growth of the system of slavery; and 4) treason against the United States of America, was never afforded his constitutional right to a trial.Now Jefferson Davis will have his day in court as the authors present the evidence to the jury-their readers. After hearing the case, readers will be able to cast their ballots on the authors' Web site to determine Davis' guilt or innocence . . . to answer the question: Was Jefferson Davis Right?

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