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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...

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First Lady of the Confederacy : Varina Davis’s Civil War / Joan E. Cashin.
Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2009]
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- 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
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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.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women. bisacsh
Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP eBook Package Archive 1893-1999 9783110442212
Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Harvard University Press eBook Package Backlist 2000-2013 9783110442205
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First Lady of the Confederacy : Varina Davis’s Civil War /
Frontmatter --
Contents --
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
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title_alt Frontmatter --
Contents --
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
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contents Frontmatter --
Contents --
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
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