Bibliograph

Winnie Davis, daughter of the lost cause, Heath Hardage Lee ; foreword by J.E.B. Stuart IV ; epilogue coauthored by Bertram Hayes-Davis

Type

Label

Winnie Davis, daughter of the lost cause, Heath Hardage Lee ; foreword by J.E.B. Stuart IV ; epilogue coauthored by Bertram Hayes-Davis

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-205) and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Winnie Davis

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

864848040

Responsibility statement

Heath Hardage Lee ; foreword by J.E.B. Stuart IV ; epilogue coauthored by Bertram Hayes-Davis

Sub title

daughter of the lost cause

Summary

Chronicles the life of the daughter of Jefferson Davis who was christened the "Daughter of the Confederacy" and provided hope to a war-weary South, until a series of controversies placed her at odds with her supporters

Table Of Contents

A tragic fall -- My name is a heritage of woe -- Escape, capture, and Fort Monroe -- A fatal romance -- Scandal and sickness -- Boarding school blues and the Dorsey dilemma -- Yellow fever -- Portrait of a lady -- Daughter of the Confederacy -- Life in a fishbowl -- I will never consent! -- Engagement issues -- Italian idyll -- Dear diary -- A world on fire -- Queen of a mystic court -- New York, new woman -- The last casualty of the lost cause -- Death and maiden -- Epilogue: the great-great-grandson of the Confederacy and the daughter of New York

Target audience

adult

Classification