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

• Autore: Cashin Joan E
• 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
• ISBN: 0-674-02926-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910778450903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II