 |
| Jefferson (1808-1889) and Varina (1826-1906) Davis |
JEFFERSON DAVIS (Part the First)
In which we use a special two-part biography of Jefferson Davis to bring his life up to speed with where we currently are on the podcast timeline, the year 1861.
 |
| Sarah Knox Taylor (1814-1835), age sixteen |
Our book recommendation for this episode is Jefferson Davis, American by William J. Cooper, Jr.
“Jefferson Davis lived seventy-seven of his eighty-one years as an American, and only four as president of the Confederacy. Yet it is for those four years he is chiefly remembered. William J. Cooper’s splendid biography- the best yet- does good service in reminding us that even during his years at war with the United States, Davis professed to be fighting for American institutions and ideals as he understood them.” ~ James M. McPherson
Listen to Episode 26: JeffersonDavisPartFirst