Jefferson Davis - An American President

For the first time on film, this revealing DVD presents the complete story of Jefferson Davis in three informative and entertaining full-length episodes.

Jefferson Davis was the Confederate States of America’s first and only president. But what few people realize is that he had already lived half a century before the Civil War began—much of which was spent in patriotic service to the United States of America. As an Army officer, congressman, Secretary of War and two-term Mississippi senator, Davis was instrumental in founding the Smithsonian Institution, and was largely responsible for the current design of the United States Capitol.

DOCUMENTARY FEATURES:

Unparalleled interviews with top Jefferson Davis scholars

Never-before-seen footage from Jefferson Davis’ boyhood home to the actual place of his capture

Filmed on location at the United States Capitol, both Confederate White Houses, the West Point art collection, and many more institutions and private homes

Extensive, pre-Hurricane Katrina footage of Beauvoir (Biloxi, MS) and Fortress Monroe (VA)

Upplagd i sortimentet: 7 December, 2009