An Honorable Defeat: The Last Days of the Confederate Government - Softcover

Davis, William C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0156007487 ISBN 13: 9780156007481

Publisher: Harcourt Brace International, 2002

Synopsis

February 1865: The end is clearly in sight for the Confederate government...An Honorable Defeat is the story of the surrender of the South and the assassination of Lincoln by Southern partisans. It is also the story of two men: Jefferson Davis, autocratic president of the Confederate States, who vowed never to surrender whatever the cost; and Gen. John Breckinridge, Secretary of War, who hoped pragmatism would save his shattered land. Noted historian, William Davis traces the astounding flight of these men, and the entire Confederate cabinet from Richmond, Virginia, to a dingy room in a Havana hotel...

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Review:

PRAISE FOR "AN HONORABLE DEFEAT""This is popular history at its very best."--"Seattle Post Intelligencer""A marvelous supporting cast of politicians and soldiers helps him to fashion a story . . . rich in pathos and humor."--"The New York Times Book Review""A harrowing adventure . . . deftly told."--"Booklist"

About the Author:

Twice a Pulitzer Prize finalist, historian William C. Davis has written or edited more than forty books. He is chief consultant for the A&E television series Civil War Journal, and Director of Programs at the Virginia Center for Civil War Studies. He lives in Virginia.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harcourt Brace International
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0156007487
• ISBN 13: 9780156007481
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 528