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Page 169
... Davis , President of the Confederate States , " a slight , light figure , little exceeding middle height , " holding himself erect and straight in his chair . " He was dressed in a rustic suit of slate - colored stuff , " says W. H. ...
... Davis , President of the Confederate States , " a slight , light figure , little exceeding middle height , " holding himself erect and straight in his chair . " He was dressed in a rustic suit of slate - colored stuff , " says W. H. ...
Page 228
... Davis ' inaugural day . Until then he had been a provisional president , but now he was to begin his regular term of six years . Davis stood under an awning by the side of the equestrian statue of George Washington , on the public ...
... Davis ' inaugural day . Until then he had been a provisional president , but now he was to begin his regular term of six years . Davis stood under an awning by the side of the equestrian statue of George Washington , on the public ...
Page 348
... Davis had sold her carriage horses , and a day or two later some Richmond ladies who had been at the President's receptions and knew Mrs. Davis , recog- nized some of that lady's belongings in a dry goods store- placed there for sale ...
... Davis had sold her carriage horses , and a day or two later some Richmond ladies who had been at the President's receptions and knew Mrs. Davis , recog- nized some of that lady's belongings in a dry goods store- placed there for sale ...
Contents
MEN AND HORSES | 11 |
OBSESSIONS AND FANTASIES | 25 |
THE UNWILLING SOLDIER | 38 |
Copyright | |
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