LSU Press 1974 First edition. Hard cover Very good in good dust jacket. S

Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, Date: 1974. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. Very good/Good. xxii, 687, [3] pages. Frontis illustrations. Abbreviations Used in Footnotes. Footnotes. Illustrations. Bibliography. Index. DJ is price clipped. DJ has some wear, soiling, edge tears and chips. Some wear and soiling at rear endpaper. This is one of the Southern Biography Series. This work was the winner of the Jules F. Landry Award for 1973. Embossed initials on title page. Historian William C. Davis sheds light on Breckinridge's life throughout three key periods, spanning his career as a celebrated statesman, heroic soldier, and proponent of the reconciliation. Davis was a long-time editor of Civil War Times Illustrated as well as a noted author of numerous articles and books. John Cabell Breckinridge (January 16, 1821 - May 17, 1875) was an American lawyer, politician, and soldier. He represented Kentucky in both houses of Congress and became the 14th and youngest-ever Vice President of the United States, serving from 1857 to 1861. He was a member of the Democratic party. He served in the U.S. Senate during the outbreak of the American Civil War, but was expelled after joining the Confederate Army. He was appointed Confederate Secretary of War in 1865. In February 1865, Confederate President Jefferson Davis appointed him Secretary of War. Concluding that the war was hopeless, he urged Davis to arrange a national surrender. ...

Louisiana State University Press, Date: 1974. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Thick Large Octavo. Flatsigned on title page.. 1974. Louisiana State University Press ISBN 0807100684 9780807100684 [US]

Baton Rouge, LA Louisiana State University Press 1974 First Edition Hardcover Very Good in Very Good jacket Book. Signed by Author(s) Signed (without inscription) by the author on title page. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Cloth boards lightly bumped at corners. Unmarked but for author's signature. Jacket with mild edge-wear, including a couple of very short tears.

ISBN10: 0807100684, ISBN13: 9780807100684, [publisher: Louisiana State University Press] Hardcover 3rd printing, 1986. Book has beige cloth boards with black lettering. Moderate foxing to fore edge. Previous owner's embossed seal inside. 687 pages, with a portrait frontispiece of John Breckinridge. Winner of the Jules F. Landry award. The nice dust jacket has very little wear. Very minor spotting to front and rear panel. Very slight spine fade. Breckinridge was a Kentucky lawyer and politician. He served as Buchanan's vice president, was elected to the Senate in 1859, lost to Lincoln in the 1860 elections, and served as Confederate Secretary of War.
[Palm Coast, FL, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1974]

ISBN10: 0807100684, ISBN13: 9780807100684, [publisher: Louisiana State University Press, Baton Rouge] Hardcover First Edition xxii, 687, [3] pages. Frontis illustrations. Abbreviations Used in Footnotes. Footnotes. Illustrations. Bibliography. Index. DJ is price clipped. DJ has some wear, soiling, edge tears and chips. Some wear and soiling at rear endpaper. This is one of the Southern Biography Series. This work was the winner of the Jules F. Landry Award for 1973. Embossed initials on title page. Historian William C. Davis sheds light on Breckinridge's life throughout three key periods, spanning his career as a celebrated statesman, heroic soldier, and proponent of the reconciliation. Davis was a long-time editor of Civil War Times Illustrated as well as a noted author of numerous articles and books. John Cabell Breckinridge (January 16, 1821 - May 17, 1875) was an American lawyer, politician, and soldier. He represented Kentucky in both houses of Congress and became the 14th and youngest-ever Vice President of the United States, serving from 1857 to 1861. He was a member of the Democratic party. He served in the U.S. Senate during the outbreak of the American Civil War, but was expelled after joining the Confederate Army. He was appointed Confederate Secretary of War in 1865. In February 1865, Confederate President Jefferson Davis appointed him Secretary of War. Concluding that the war was hopeless, he urged Davis to arrange a national surrender. After the ...

ISBN10: 0807100684, ISBN13: 9780807100684, [publisher: Louisiana State University Press] Hardcover Very good in very good dust jack
[Chattanooga, TN, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1974]