"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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... never known the feeling of refreshment from sleep on arising any morning of my im- prisonment . Besides , I have never been allowed retirement from sight , actual or potential of my guard ; having to bathe , & do all the acts of nature ...
... never known the feeling of refreshment from sleep on arising any morning of my im- prisonment . Besides , I have never been allowed retirement from sight , actual or potential of my guard ; having to bathe , & do all the acts of nature ...
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... Never meant to be objective , her personal account provided the most human and penetrating study of her husband's personality . Shortly after her husband's death , Mrs. Davis described her project to Davis's longtime friend , William ...
... Never meant to be objective , her personal account provided the most human and penetrating study of her husband's personality . Shortly after her husband's death , Mrs. Davis described her project to Davis's longtime friend , William ...
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... never denied writing the Prison Life . The book was frequently ad- vertised for sale in the Citizen along with the two Miles O'Reilly anthologies . All three vol- umes had been published by the firm of George W. Carleton , and all three ...
... never denied writing the Prison Life . The book was frequently ad- vertised for sale in the Citizen along with the two Miles O'Reilly anthologies . All three vol- umes had been published by the firm of George W. Carleton , and all three ...
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