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The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government - Volume 1
Jefferson Davis
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The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government is written by Jefferson Davis, former President of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. Davis wrote the book as a straightforward history of the Confederate States of America and as an apologia for the causes that he believed led to and justified the American Civil War.
Davis spared little detail in describing every aspect of the Confederate constitution and government, in addition to which he retold in detail numerous military campaigns. Far more compelling in the views of Davis' contemporaries and to modern scholars were Davis' thoughtfully constructed arguments as to the constitutional and moral justification of the formation of the Confederacy and of the Civil War. Davis cited numerous constitutional passages, constitutional scholars, and American political leaders to prove his thesis that secession was justified.
The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government is written by Jefferson Davis, former President of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. Davis wrote the book as a straightforward history of the Confederate States of America and as an apologia for the causes that he believed led to and justified the American Civil War.
Davis spared little detail in describing every aspect of the Confederate constitution and government, in addition to which he retold in detail numerous military campaigns. Far more compelling in the views of Davis' contemporaries and to modern scholars were Davis' thoughtfully constructed arguments as to the constitutional and moral justification of the formation of the Confederacy and of the Civil War. Davis cited numerous constitutional passages, constitutional scholars, and American political leaders to prove his thesis that secession was justified.
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Massachusetts—the State, I believe, of Mr. Motley's nativity and citizenship—in her original Constitution, drawn up by "men of those days," made this declaration:
"The people inhabiting the territory formerly called the Province of Massachusetts Bay do hereby solemnly and mutually agree with each other to form themselves into a free, sovereign, and independent body politic, or State, by the name of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts."
New Hampshire, in her Constitution, as revised in 1792, had identically the same declaration, except as regards the name of the State and the word "State" instead of "Commonwealth."
Mr. Madison, one of the most distinguished of the men of [pg 144] that day and of the advocates of the Constitution, in a speech already once referred to, in the Virginia. . . Read More
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Community Reviews
President Jefferson Davis of the Confederate States of America after a ten year prison sentence because of his role in the War of Northern Aggression as southerners deemed it was very determine to prove that the United States Federal Troops were acting in a war like nature to seize the economic reve
Every now and again I come across a hidden gem, a book that is not on the major lists of classic works but that covers such a range of ideas and aspects of human existence that it winds up ranking on my list of top fifty reads in my life. This is one of those cases, and I owe Barnes and Noble a huge
Advice: If reading the whole book seems too much, read only 10 chapters of Part 2 (Out of 4 parts). This contains the "why" behind every "what" the rest of this book is about.
The longest book I've ever read (52 Chapters, approx. 900 pages in Kindle). This is the story, from the loser's perspective,
I expected this to be good, but it was far better than I expected. While I don't agree with Davis's view of government, he makes a compelling case by weaving Constitutional theory into his description of the antebellum period. It's true that history is written by the winners, and while in this case
This is the most informative book I have ever read on the CSA. The points and allegations are backed up by original letters and other documents from the time. The book is very long and there is a second volume. The writing by Mr. Davis is from an earlier time and at times a little confusing. I enjoy
I tried. I really did. But the book is such a blatant slavery-apologetic text that it made me sick.