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First lady of the Confederacy [[electronic resource] ] : Varina Davis's Civil War / / Joan E. Cashin



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Autore: Cashin Joan E Visualizza persona
Titolo: First lady of the Confederacy [[electronic resource] ] : Varina Davis's Civil War / / Joan E. Cashin Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Cambridge, Mass., : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2006
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (416 p. ) : ill
Disciplina: 973.7/13092
Soggetto topico: Presidents' spouses - Confederate States of America
Soggetto geografico: United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Biography
United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Social aspects
Confederate States of America Social conditions
Note generali: Originally published: 2006.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-391) and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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
Sommario/riassunto: 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.
Titolo autorizzato: First lady of the Confederacy  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-674-02926-7
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910778450903321
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