Lucid and concise,Embattled Rebelpresents a fresh perspective on the Civil War as seen from the desk of the South's commander in chief.
James M. McPherson is the George Henry Davis '86 Professor of History Emeritus at Princeton University. He is the bestselling author of numerous books on the Civil War, including Battle Cry of Freedom, which won the Pulitzer Prize, as well as Tried by War and For Cause and Comrades, both of which won the Lincoln Prize.
Steven Hahn, The New York Times Book Review:
“The best concise book we have on the subject… McPherson is… our
most distinguished scholar of the Civil War era.”
The Wall Street Journal:
“Mr. McPherson…mounts a defense of Davis is provocative; the book
in which he argues it is quietly persuasive…. Mr. McPherson covers
a great deal of ground. And there is an economical grace to his
prose that makes the book a lightning-quick but lingering read that
will appeal not only to Civil War buffs but also to those curious
about the Southern presidency and government.”
The Washington Post:
“[A] fine study of Davis’s military leadership….To this day it is
difficult for many Americans to view Davis with dispassion, but
McPherson has made a noble attempt to do so….Davis himself does not
make that easy.”
Christian Science Monitor:
“Open minds are in short supply today, so it is refreshing that
Civil War scholar and Pulitzer-winning author James M. McPherson
has taken a fresh look at a subject with which is he eminently
familiar: the life and times of Confederate President Jefferson
Davis. With more than a dozen books about America’s greatest
crucible to his credit, the 78-year-old author is still challenging
past postulations.”
North South Magazine:
“Superb... McPherson succeeds admirably in recreating the world of
1861-1865 as seen through the eyes of a Southern nationalist and
ardent defender of the established social order, and provides
readers with a more balanced view of Davis than that handed down by
many of his contemporaries."
History Book Club:
“The first work to discretely consider Davis as head of his armies
and navy... Crisply written, thoughtfully considered, and
ultimately persuasive, Embattled Rebel is McPherson and
biography at their best.”
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