The Death and Resurrection of Jefferson Davis

At the end of the Civil War, Jefferson Davis's life and reputation sunk to a seemingly-unredeemable low. The shackles and chains of Fort Monroe, where he awaited trial for treason, were a far cry from the successful political career and national recognition he enjoyed before the war. However, in the last years of his life and the first three years after his death, Davis's public image was resurrected to a stage of near adulation and his fellow southerners recognized him as one of the most important men of the south. In this long-awaited work, Donald Collins explores the rise in Davis's status and the changing image of the Civil War in the North and South following the conflict. Highlighting this conversion is the three-year competition between southern cities for the honor of becoming Davis' final resting place-culminating in a thousand-mile procession from his temporary vault in New Orleans to a second state funeral in Richmond. By recounting the public mourning and political maneuvering that accompanied Jefferson Davis' two funerals and final monument, Collins adds an essential piece to the legacy of Davis and the Civil War.

ISBN 0742543048   Pages 200 ISBN13 9780742543041 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Rowman & Littlefield   Weight (grammes) 431 Imprint Rowman & Littlefield   Published in Lanham, MD Format Hardback   Series title American Crisis (Rowman & Littlefield) Publication date 30 Mar 2005   Height (mm) 233 Library of Congress E467.1.D26   Width (mm) 161 DEWEY 973.713092   Spine width (mm) 17 DEWEY edition DC21   Academic level General

The descriptions of the major events are fascinating and superbly complement the many books on Davis already available. . . . Collin's descriptions of the adoration that accompanied Davis's tour, the lamentation that surrounded his funeral, and the celebration of his monument's dedication mesh well with his examination of peoples' changing views of Davis to render this book emotionally heady. . . . The Death and Resurrection of Jefferson Davis remains an excellent work. By providing scholars and general readers with the moving final chapters of Davis's biography and by illuminating his place in southern memory, Collins has rendered an invaluable service to those interested in the Confederate leader and his Lost Cause.--Jeffrey E. Anderson, Middle Georgia College "Civilwarbookreview.Com "

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