A Long Shadow: Jefferson Davis and the Final Days of the Confederacy

by Michael B. Ballard

Book Overview

A Long Shadow is a fascinating narrative account of the fall of the Confederacy told from the perspective of Jefferson Davis, his official entourage, and his family as they tried to hold the government together while staying one step ahead of their Union Army pursuers. The "martyred" Davis is one of the most enduring symbols of the Lost Cause of the Confederacy. Michael B. Ballard maintains that this image began to take form during the last days of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 087805295X
• ISBN13: 9780878052950
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.