The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Volume 1 by Jefferson Davis
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"The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Volume 1" by Jefferson Davis is a two-volume historical work published in 1881. Written by the former Confederate President, this extensive book defends the South's secession and the Civil War's causes through constitutional arguments and historical comparisons. Davis justifies slavery's morality, critiques Northern hypocrisy, and draws parallels between the Confederacy's formation and the American Revolution. The work sparked mixed reactions and modest sales, becoming
a significant but controversial document of Lost Cause ideology. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Volume 1 |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rise_and_Fall_of_the_Confederate_Government |
| Credits |
Produced by Geoff Horton, David King, and the Online Distributed Proofreaders team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 51.8 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | E456: History: America: Civil War period (1861-1865) |
| Subject | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 |
| Subject | Confederate States of America -- History |
| Subject | United States -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865 |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 19831 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-19831-6 |
| Release Date | Nov 16, 2006 |
| Last Update | Jan 28, 2020 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1294 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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