02140cam a22002893u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000090010610000190011524500290013426400510016330000470021433600260026133700260028733800360031350000310034950801680038052011820054853400450173065300320177585600430180743979UtSlPG20260610134017.0mcr n260607r2013||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aE4561 aKnight, Landon14aThe Real Jefferson Davis 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2013  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2013-10-19  aProduced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at
http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images
generously made available by The Internet Archive.)  a"The Real Jefferson Davis" by Landon Knight is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book delves into the life and impact of Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederacy during the American Civil War, highlighting his birth, education, political career, and military service. The author aims to portray a more nuanced understanding of Davis, countering portrayals that have historically depicted him as solely a villain or a traitor to the Union.  At the start of the work, the author sets the stage by discussing the contrasting perceptions of Jefferson Davis following the Civil War. On one side, Northern sentiments treated him as an embodiment of treason, while on the other, Southern supporters idolized him as a martyr for their cause. Introducing Davis's origins, the author emphasizes his middle-class background and character traits shaped by his education and early life experiences. The opening portion establishes Davis's complexity, suggesting a deeper exploration of his motives and actions as it relates to the broader conflict and themes of secession and faithfulness to the Constitution. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aDavis, Jefferson, 1808-188940uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/43979