The Life and Work of Jefferson Davis (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Complete Biography, History of the Confederate States of America & The Rise and Fall of the Confederate GovernmentBy Jefferson Davis, Frank H. Alfriend
Length105h 4m
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The Life and Work of Jefferson Davis brings together biography, political defense, historical recollection, and public argument to illuminate one of the most contested figures of nineteenth-century America. Centered on Davis's career as soldier, senator, secretary of war, and president of the Confederacy, the volume situates personal narrative within the wider literary culture of postwar vindication, memoir, and national reckoning. Jefferson Davis and Frank H. Alfriend represent complementary voices within the Lost Cause-era effort to interpret the Civil War and its aftermath from a Southern perspective. Their combined work reflects the period's entanglement of history-writing, political ideology, and memorial culture, offering insight into how former Confederates fashioned public memory, defended constitutional arguments, and sought to define honor, defeat, and leadership for later generations. This volume is recommended for readers of American history, Civil War studies, biography, and political literature who wish to examine both the life it recounts and the historical imagination that shaped its telling. It offers a valuable opportunity to engage a controversial legacy through multiple modes of nineteenth-century prose, encouraging critical reflection on memory, authorship, sectional identity, and the enduring dialogue between historical fact and interpretation.
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GenreHistory, Literary Classics
Length105 hrs 4 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 14, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
130CHAPTER VIII
2The Work of Jefferson Davis:
131CHAPTER IX
3A Short History of the Confederate States of America
132CHAPTER X
4INTRODUCTION
133PART II - THE CONSTITUTION
5PART I - BEFORE SECESSION
134CHAPTER I
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6CHAPTER I - CAUSES OF THE WAR BETWEEN THE STATES
135CHAPTER II
7CHAPTER II - NEGRO SLAVERY AND THE SLAVE-TRADE
136CHAPTER III
8CHAPTER III - THE EXTENSION OF SLAVERY
137CHAPTER IV
9CHAPTER IV - THE MISSOURI COMPROMISE
138CHAPTER V
10CHAPTER V - THE COMPROMISE MEASURES
139CHAPTER VI
11CHAPTER VI - POLITICS IN MISSISSIPPI
140CHAPTER VII
12CHAPTER VII - THE KANSAS-NEBRASKA TROUBLES
141CHAPTER VIII
13CHAPTER VIII - THE ABOLITION MOVEMENT
142CHAPTER IX
14CHAPTER IX - THE JOHN BROWN RAID
143CHAPTER X
15CHAPTER X - A RETROSPECT
144CHAPTER XI
16CHAPTER XI - PRELIMINARY PREPARATIONS FOR DEFENCE
145CHAPTER XII
17CHAPTER XII - THE CLOSE OF 1860
146CHAPTER XIII
18CHAPTER XIII - SECESSION OF SOUTH CAROLINA
147CHAPTER XIV
19CHAPTER XIV - GENERAL PRINCIPLES
148CHAPTER XV
20CHAPTER XV - THE RIGHT OF SECESSION
149PART III - SECESSION AND CONFEDERATION
21PART II - SECESSION AND CONFEDERATION
150CHAPTER I
22CHAPTER I - EARLY DAYS OF SECESSION
151CHAPTER II
23CHAPTER II - FORT SUMTER
152CHAPTER III
24CHAPTER III - PROGRESS OF SECESSION
153CHAPTER IV
25CHAPTER IV - THE CONFEDERATE CABINET AND CONGRESS
154CHAPTER V
26CHAPTER V - SOME NORTHERN PROTESTS
155CHAPTER VI
27CHAPTER VI - THE CONFEDERATE CONSTITUTION
156CHAPTER VII
28CHAPTER VII - NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
157CHAPTER VIII
29CHAPTER VIII - BOMBARDMENT OF FORT SUMTER
158CHAPTER IX
30PART III - THE WAR
159CHAPTER X
31CHAPTER I - SOUTH CAROLINA, MARYLAND, AND VIRGINIA
160CHAPTER XI
32CHAPTER II - CONFEDERATE PREPARATIONS FOR DEFENCE
161CHAPTER XII
33CHAPTER III - ORGANIZATION OF OUR RESOURCES
162CHAPTER XIII
34CHAPTER IV - FEDERAL OPPRESSIONS IN MARYLAND
163PART IV - THE WAR
35CHAPTER V - THE BATTLE OF MANASSAS
164CHAPTER I
36CHAPTER VI - NEUTRALITY OF KENTUCKY
165CHAPTER II
37CHAPTER VII - THE CONTEST IN MISSOURI
166CHAPTER III
38CHAPTER VIII - GENERAL ALBERT SIDNEY JOHNSTON
167CHAPTER IV
39CHAPTER IX - FEDERAL OUTRAGES IN MISSOURI
168CHAPTER V
40CHAPTER X - MISSOURI DISARMED
169CHAPTER VI
41CHAPTER XI - MILITARY OPERATIONS IN MISSOURI
170CHAPTER VII
42CHAPTER XII - CONFEDERATE AID TO MISSOURI
171CHAPTER VIII
43CHAPTER XIII - OPERATIONS OF GENERALS WISE, FLOYD, AND LEE
172CHAPTER IX
44CHAPTER XIV - ARREST OF MASON AND SLIDELL
173CHAPTER X
45CHAPTER XV - OUR DEFICIENT ORDNANCE SUPPLIES
174CHAPTER XI
46CHAPTER XVI - THE CONFEDERATE FINANCIAL SYSTEM
175CHAPTER XII
47CHAPTER XVII - REFORMS IN THE MILITARY LEGISLATION
176CHAPTER XIII
48CHAPTER XVIII - FEDERAL HOSTILITIES AND USURPATIONS
177CHAPTER XIV
49CHAPTER XIX - FORTS HENRY AND DONELSON SURRENDERED
178CHAPTER XV
50CHAPTER XX - TRANS-MISSISSIPPI MILITARY OPERATIONS
179CHAPTER XVI
51CHAPTER XXI - THE BATTLE OF SHILOH
180CHAPTER XVII
52CHAPTER XXII - FURTHER MILITARY EVENTS IN THE WEST
181CHAPTER XVIII
53CHAPTER XXIII - NAVAL OPERATIONS IN THE EAST
182CHAPTER XIX
54CHAPTER XXIV - OPENING OF THE PENINSULAR CAMPAIGN
183CHAPTER XX
55CHAPTER XXV - JACKSON'S SHENANDOAH CAMPAIGN
184CHAPTER XXI
56CHAPTER XXVI - THE BATTLE OF SEVEN PINES
185CHAPTER XXII
57CHAPTER XXVII - THE BATTLE OF NEW COLD HARBOR
186CHAPTER XXIII
58CHAPTER XXVIII - THE BATTLES OF FRAZIER'S FARM AND MALVERN HILL
187CHAPTER XXIV
59CHAPTER XXIX - FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE USURPATIONS
188CHAPTER XXV
60CHAPTER XXX - FEDERAL EXECUTIVE USURPATIONS
189CHAPTER XXVI
61CHAPTER XXXI - CONFEDERATE NAVAL OPERATIONS
190CHAPTER XXVII
62CHAPTER XXXII CONFEDERATE NAVAL OPERATIONS IN THE WEST
191CHAPTER XXVIII
63CHAPTER XXXIII - NAVAL AFFAIRS IN THE WEST
192CHAPTER XXIX
64CHAPTER XXXIV - THE CONFEDERATE NAVY ON THE HIGH SEAS
193CHAPTER XXX
65CHAPTER XXXV - FEDERAL APPEALS TO EUROPE NOT TO AID "PIRATES"
194CHAPTER XXXI
66CHAPTER XXXVI - THE MILITARY GOVERNMENT OF STATES
195CHAPTER XXXII
67CHAPTER XXXVII - PROGRESS OF CENTRALIZATION
196CHAPTER XXXIII
68CHAPTER XXXVIII - MILITARY OPERATIONS IN VIRGINIA
197CHAPTER XXXIV
69CHAPTER XXXIX - WAR TRANSFERRED TO THE FRONTIER
198CHAPTER XXXV
70CHAPTER XL - THE BATTLE OF ANTIETAM
199CHAPTER XXXVI
71CHAPTER XLI - TREASURY REGULATIONS AND THE COTTON FAMINE
200CHAPTER XXXVII
72CHAPTER XLII - MILITARY OPERATIONS IN VIRGINIA
201CHAPTER XXXVIII
73CHAPTER XLIII - OUR FOREIGN RELATIONS
202CHAPTER XXXIX
74CHAPTER XLIV - MILITARY OPERATIONS IN THE WEST
203CHAPTER XL
75CHAPTER XLV - NAVAL AND MILITARY OPERATIONS ON THE MISSISSIPPI
204CHAPTER XLI
76CHAPTER XLVI - THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST VICKSBURG
205CHAPTER XLII
77CHAPTER XLVII - THE DEFENCE OF VICKSBURG
206CHAPTER XLIII
78CHAPTER XLVIII - SURRENDER OF PORT HUDSON
207CHAPTER XLIV
79CHAPTER XLIX - BATTLE OF CHICKAMAUGA
208CHAPTER XLV
80CHAPTER L - MISSIONARY RIDGE
209CHAPTER XLVI
81CHAPTER LI - THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG
210CHAPTER XLVII
82CHAPTER LII - AFTER GETTYSBURG
211CHAPTER XLVIII
83CHAPTER LIII - THE SUBJUGATION OF TENNESSEE AND LOUISIANA
212CHAPTER XLIX
84CHAPTER LIV - THE SUBJUGATION OF MARYLAND
213CHAPTER L
85CHAPTER LV - THE SUBJUGATION OF KENTUCKY
214CHAPTER LI
86CHAPTER LVI - THE SUBJUGATION OF MISSOURI
215CHAPTER LII
87CHAPTER LVII - THE SUBJUGATION OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
216CHAPTER LIII
88CHAPTER LVIII - THE MILITARY COMMISSION AT WASHINGTON
217CHAPTER LIV
89CHAPTER LIX - FREE SPEECH SUPPRESSED IN THE NORTH
218CHAPTER LV
90CHAPTER LX - MILITARY OPERATIONS IN VIRGINIA
219CHAPTER LVI
91CHAPTER LXI - BUTLER BOTTLED UP
220CHAPTER LVII
92CHAPTER LXII - BATTLES OF THE WILDERNESS
221CONCLUSION
93CHAPTER LXIII - EARLY'S ADVANCE ON WASHINGTON AND CHAMBERSBURG
222APPENDIX B
94CHAPTER LXIV - BATTLE OF WINCHESTER
223APPENDIX C
95CHAPTER LXV - MILITARY OPERATIONS AFTER WINCHESTER
224APPENDIX D
96CHAPTER LXVI - THE RED RIVER CAMPAIGN
225APPENDIX E
97CHAPTER LXVII - FORT PILLOW
226APPENDIX F
98CHAPTER LXVIII - JOHNSTON'S RETROGRESSIVE CAMPAIGN
227APPENDIX G
99CHAPTER LXIX - FALL OF ATLANTA
228APPENDIX H
100CHAPTER LXX - HOOD'S CAMPAIGN FROM ATLANTA TO NASHVILLE
229APPENDIX I
101CHAPTER LXXI - SHERMAN'S MARCH TO THE SEA
230APPENDIX K
102CHAPTER LXXII - THE BATTLE OF NASHVILLE
231APPENDIX L
103CHAPTER LXXIII - EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS
232Biography of Jefferson Davis
104CHAPTER LXXIV - FEDERAL BARBARITIES, AND THREATENED RETALIATION
233PREFACE
105CHAPTER LXXV - MISSION OF VICE-PRESIDENT STEPHENS
234INTRODUCTION
106CHAPTER LXXVI - WAR PRISONS, NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN
235CHAPTER I
107CHAPTER LXXVII - ABORTIVE NEGOTIATIONS
236CHAPTER II
108CHAPTER LXXVIII - SHERMAN'S MARCH NORTHWARD
237CHAPTER III
109CHAPTER LXXIX - SIEGE OF PETERSBURG
238CHAPTER IV
110CHAPTER LXXX - FORT FISHER
239CHAPTER V
111CHAPTER LXXXI - EVACUATION OF PETERSBURG
240CHAPTER VI (pt. 1)
112CHAPTER LXXXII - EVACUATION OF RICHMOND
241CHAPTER VI (pt. 2)
113CHAPTER LXXXIII - THE SURRENDER AT APPOMATTOX
242CHAPTER VII
114CHAPTER LXXXIV - EVACUATION OF RICHMOND
243CHAPTER VIII
115CHAPTER LXXXV - SURRENDER OF GENERAL JOHNSTON
244CHAPTER IX
116CHAPTER LXXXVI - CAPTURE OF PRESIDENT DAVIS
245CHAPTER X
117CHAPTER LXXXVII - THE COST OF THE WAR; AND THE NORTHERN METHODS OF WARFARE
246CHAPTER XI
118CHAPTER LXXXVIII - RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF THE UNION BY FORCE
247CHAPTER XII
119The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government
248CHAPTER XIII
120PREFACE
249CHAPTER XIV
121INTRODUCTION
250CHAPTER XV
122PART I
251CHAPTER XVI
123CHAPTER I
252CHAPTER XVII
124CHAPTER II
253CHAPTER XVIII
125CHAPTER III
254CHAPTER XIX
126CHAPTER IV
255CHAPTER XX
127CHAPTER V
256CHAPTER XXI
128CHAPTER VI
257CHAPTER XXII
129CHAPTER VII
258Memorable Quotes
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