Project Gutenberg 2013-10-19 Public domain in the USA. 242 Knight, Landon The Real Jefferson Davis Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.) "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.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43979/43979-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 52.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 E456 Text Category: Biographies Category: History - American Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 207347 2025-10-17T15:36:29.234166 text/html 185016 2024-10-23T19:05:31 text/html 1402376 2025-10-17T15:36:32.850189 application/epub+zip 1401623 2025-10-17T15:36:29.898240 application/epub+zip 139565 2025-10-17T15:36:29.545161 application/epub+zip 1492326 2025-10-17T15:36:35.498170 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1447833 2025-10-17T15:36:32.478165 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 189303 2022-09-20T05:27:27.444538 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 175193 2025-10-17T15:36:28.798238 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 155293 2024-10-23T19:05:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16243 2025-10-17T15:36:35.631149 application/rdf+xml 18359 2025-10-17T15:36:29.622189 image/jpeg 2607 2025-10-17T15:36:29.583191 image/jpeg 1438427 2025-10-17T15:36:29.323148 application/octet-stream application/zip 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