Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2006-11-16 Public domain in the USA. 767 Davis, Jefferson 1808 1889 The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Volume 1 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rise_and_Fall_of_the_Confederate_Government Produced by Geoff Horton, David King, and the Online Distributed Proofreaders team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Volume 1" by Jefferson Davis is a historical account written in the late 19th century. In this work, the author, who served as the President of the Confederate States, aims to justify the Southern states' decision to secede from the Union and to argue that the Confederacy's actions were rooted in their constitutional rights. The book seeks to provide an understanding of the motivations behind the Civil War, as well as to counter prevalent narratives that framed the Confederacy as a rebellion or treasonous act. The opening of the text consists of a preface where Davis outlines his motivations for writing the historical account. He expresses a desire to correct misconceptions surrounding the Southern cause and asserts that the secession of the Confederate states was a legitimate exercise of their sovereignty. Davis discusses the political dynamics leading to the Civil War, emphasizing the historical context of state rights and the founding principles of the United States. He captures the complexities surrounding the institution of slavery, portraying it as part of a larger struggle for power and representation rather than simply a moral controversy. The preface sets the tone for a detailed exploration of the events leading up to and including the Civil War from the Confederate perspective. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 51.8 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 Confederate States of America -- History United States -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865 E456 Text US Civil War Category: History - American Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Politics 2058698 2025-07-08T10:45:18.114702 text/html 2052324 2020-01-28T09:15:28 text/html 785410 2025-07-08T10:45:46.971612 application/epub+zip 815513 2025-07-08T10:45:26.107712 application/epub+zip 797776 2025-07-08T10:45:22.487712 application/epub+zip 1532691 2025-07-08T10:46:00.661034 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1392858 2025-07-08T10:45:42.131577 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1334366 2022-09-09T11:27:40.320531 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1845713 2025-07-08T10:45:14.777749 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1845406 2013-01-14T14:08:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1845444 2013-01-14T14:05:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22417 2025-07-08T10:46:00.826009 application/rdf+xml 22598 2025-07-08T10:45:23.132703 image/jpeg 4860 2025-07-08T10:45:22.812679 image/jpeg 624795 2020-01-28T09:16:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 658242 2020-01-28T09:16:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 624687 2020-01-28T09:16:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 741227 2025-07-08T10:45:18.250733 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia