"Fiction Distorting Fact": The Prison Life, Annotated by Jefferson DavisThis new study of 'Prison life' places the work and these two years in proper perspective. Davis was imprisoned and Craven was assigned to be his physician, not much more than that should be accepted as fact. This edition reproduces Davis's annotations and comments from his personal copy, along with editorial notes and explanations. It also provides a clear, objective description of Davis's life at Fort Monroe, based on evidence and Davis's own letters from prison. |
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... collection that the association called " im- measurably superior to any collection of [ Davis ] relics now existing or that will ever exist . " The minutes of the 5 July 1899 meeting of the association estimated that the combined Jef ...
... collection that the association called " im- measurably superior to any collection of [ Davis ] relics now existing or that will ever exist . " The minutes of the 5 July 1899 meeting of the association estimated that the combined Jef ...
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... collection was inadequate to prevent widespread losses . In the 1930s the Works Progress Administration catalogued the items that remained in the association's Jefferson Da- vis collection . The persons working on the project noted ...
... collection was inadequate to prevent widespread losses . In the 1930s the Works Progress Administration catalogued the items that remained in the association's Jefferson Da- vis collection . The persons working on the project noted ...
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... Collection . New Orleans LA . Davis , Jefferson . Jefferson Davis Collection . Transylvania University Library . Lexington KY . Louisiana Historical Museum . New Orleans LA . Manuscripts Division . Library of Congress . Washington D.C. ...
... Collection . New Orleans LA . Davis , Jefferson . Jefferson Davis Collection . Transylvania University Library . Lexington KY . Louisiana Historical Museum . New Orleans LA . Manuscripts Division . Library of Congress . Washington D.C. ...
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