1890 1ère édition vie de Jefferson Davis président de l'ASC guerre civile assassinat de collection Lincoln

1890 1ed Life ofJefferson Davis CSA President Civil War Lincoln Assassination

“I worked night andday for twelve years to prevent the war, but I could not. The North was mad andblind, would not let us govern ourselves, and so the war came.”

– Jefferson Davis

This 1890 first edition account of the lifeof Jefferson Davis was published quickly following the Confederate President'sdeath in December of 1889. This book covers all the important militaryendeavors of Davis from the War in Mexico, Battle of Buena Vista, hisappointment in the U.S. Senate, and his election as president of theConfederate States of America. This book also includes important sections onthe assassination of President Abraham Lincoln and the emancipation of southernslaves.

Item number: #10861

Price: $499

DANIEL, John

Life and Reminiscences of Jefferson Davis. Bydistinguished men of his time. Introductory by hon. John W. Daniel,...Illustrated

Baltimore: R.H. Woodward, 1890.First edition.

Details:

·Collation: Complete with all pages

o [xviii], 490, [2]

o 17 engravings

·Provenance:

o Bookplate – Virginia Cary

o Handwritten – Cary Breckenridge Gamble, 1890

§Dr. CaryBreckenridge Gamble served as a Confederate surgeon in the US Civil War.

·Language: English

·Binding: Hardcover; tight & secure

·Size: ~9inX 6.5in (22.5cm x 16cm)

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