The 1862 Plot to Kidnap Jefferson Davis
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Victor Vifquain's memoir is an engaging, firsthand account of a bold attempt to kidnap the president of the Confederate States of America. Archived for nearly a century, the chronicle of this previously unknown and daring plot has been brought to light by historians Jeffrey H. Smith, Vifquain's great-great grandson, and Phillip Thomas Tucker in a meticulously edited and annotated volume.
The plot to ride into Richmond and capture Jefferson Davis was concocted by three brash adventurers, who, using pseudonyms from The Three Musketeers, were soon involved in escapades worthy of Dumas's trio. This stunning story provides a fresh perspective on Richmond during the Civil War and a personal account of a scheme devised to bring an early end to the war.
Book information
ISBN: | 9780803296305 |
Publisher: | Bison Books |
Imprint: | Bison Books |
Pub date: | 15 Feb 2006 |
DEWEY: | 973.713092 |
DEWEY edition: | 22 |
Language: | English |
Number of pages: | 195 |
Weight: | 249g |
Height: | 204mm |
Width: | 137mm |
Spine width: | 12mm |