War of Words
The Rhetorical Leadership of Jefferson Davis
Edición de la obra War of Words
| Autor | R. Jarrod Atchison |
|---|---|
| Editorial | University of Alabama Press |
| Fecha de publicación | 2017 |
| Idioma | inglés |
| ISBN-13 | 9780817391164 |
| Número de Cutter | A863w |
Numerous biographies of Jefferson Davis have been penned; however, until now, there had been no substantive analysis of his public discourse as president of the Confederacy. R. Jarrod Atchison's A War of Words uses concepts from rhetorical theory and public address to help answer a question that has intrigued scholars from a variety of disciplines since the collapse of the Confederacy: what role, if any, did Davis play in the collapse of Confederate nationalism? Most discussions of Davis and nationalism focus on the military outcomes of his controversial wartime decisions.