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Autore |
Cashin Joan E |
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First lady of the Confederacy : Varina Davis's Civil War / / Joan E. Cashin |
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Cambridge, Mass., : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2006 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (416 p. ) : ill |
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Presidents' spouses - Confederate States of America |
United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Biography |
United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Social aspects |
Confederate States of America Social conditions |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Originally published: 2006. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-391) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Introduction -- 1. Half Breed -- 2. This Mr. Davis -- 3. Flattered and Courted -- 4. First Lady -- 5. No Matter What Danger There Was -- 6. Holocausts of Herself -- 7. Run with the Rest -- 8. Threadbare Great Folks -- 9. Topic of the Day -- 10. Crowd of Sorrows -- 11. Fascinating Failures -- 12. The Girdled Tree -- 13. Delectable City -- 14. Like Martha -- 15. At Peace -- Notes -- A Note on Sources -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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When Jefferson Davis became president of the Confederacy, his wife, Varina Howell Davis, reluctantly became the First Lady. Pro-slavery but also pro-Union, Varina Davis was inhibited by her role as Confederate First Lady and unable to reveal her true convictions.Cashin offers a splendid portrait of a fascinating woman who struggled with the constraints of her time and place. |
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