Tag: jefferson davis
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Dispatches from the Battles of New Orleans
This time it’s Jeff Davis. Same MO—heavy, militarized police presence with body armor and snipers on the rooftops. Everyone is masked and the logos and license plates covered, statue moved to “an undisclosed location.” Pat Gallagher, who lives in Jefferson Parish, said she decided to go out to the intersection because she is concerned about […]
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Civil War Smackdown!
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Review: 1858: Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, and the War They Failed to See by Bruce Chadwick
Bruce Chadwick. 1858: Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, and the War They Failed to See. Naperville, IL: Sourcebooks, Inc. (April 1, 2008). 355 pages., notes, index. ISBN: 978-1402209413 $24.95 (Hardcover w/DJ). Why 1858? I found myself asking that question repeatedly the entire time I was reading this book. What made […]
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Civil War Talk Radio: December 2, 2005
Air Date: 120205 Subject: Donald E. Collins: The President Who Wouldn’t Die Books: The Death and Resurrection of Jefferson Davis Guest: Donald E. Collins Summary: Dr. Donald E. Collins, author of The Death and Resurrection of Jefferson Davis describes the remarkable postwar career of the Confederate president. Brett’s Summary: Don Collins discusses all things Davis […]