Most of us would agree that New York and the South are very different places today, both culturally and politically. Yet, surprisingly, during the 19th century they shared a common outlook. As a native New Yorker, Donald J. Green was astonished to learn that Varina Davis, the First Lady of the Confederacy, and her daughter Winnie, ‘The Daughter of the Confederacy, ‘ moved to New York City after Jefferson Davis died in 1889. While researching Varina’s life in New York, he discovered that thousands of Confederates moved to the big city after the Civil War. Green’s investigation uncovered close ties between New York and the South dating back to pre-Civil War, and his research proved what began as a business association between the regions over cotton evolved into personal affinities. A fascinating deep dive into the Confederates’ remarkable connection with New York City, Jefferson Davis’s New York City also demonstrates the power of change.
Table des matières
Chapter One Cotton, Commerce, Convergence
Chapter Two The Fitful Fifties
Chapter Three Lincoln and Leaving
Chapter Four Southern Sympathies
Chapter Five Attitudes and Action
Chapter Six Fury and Fire
Chapter Seven Cotton Continued
Chapter Eight Confederates Calling
Chapter Nine Remarkable Rebels
Summary and Conclusions
Addendum
Bibliography
Index
A propos de l’auteur
A New York native, Donald J. Green is a graduate of Bucknell University. After a career in advertising in New York City, he relocated to Tampa, his wife Nell’s hometown. He acquired an advanced degree in American history from the University of South Florida, Tampa and taught at Hillsborough Community College for over ten years. Jefferson Davis’s New York City is his second book.
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