Author:
Atchison, R. Jarrod (Robert Jarrod), 1979- author.
ImprintTuscaloosa : The University of Alabama Press, [2017]
Imprint2017.
Descriptionxiii, 119 pages ; 24 cm
Note:Decorum in Davis's resignation from the senate -- Civic republicanism in Davis's inaugural address -- Amplification in Davis's defense of conscription -- Conspiracy rhetoric in Davis's response to the Emancipation Proclamation -- Pragmatism and desperation in Davis's push for conditional emancipation.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages109-113) and index.