CARL H MONEYHON - Edmund J Davis of Texas: Civil War General, Republican Leader, Reconstruction Governor

TCU Press, Ft Worth, TX, 2010, 1st Ed. Hardbound. Edmund J Davis of Texas: Civil War General, Republican Leader, Reconstruction Governor by Carl H Moneyhon. Published by TCU Press, Ft Worth, TX, 2010. 1st Edition. Hardbound, Paper DJ. Size 8vo (up to 9-1/2'' tall). Condition: Fine in Good DJ. 337 Pgs. ISBN 9780875654058. LCCN 2009033717. The Texas Biography Series, Number 2: A Joint Projects of the Center for Texas Studies at TCU and TCU Press. This book reveals Edmund J. Davis, the heroic man who stood in strong opposition to his peers and better reflected the ideals of the nation than those of so many of his contemporaries. The author presents a long overdue favorable account of a man who was determined to make progressive changes and stand in stark opposition to the state's political elite. Davis was not only a part of the political elite during the Civil War, but he also opposed secession. He refused to follow most of Texas' leaders and actively opposed the Confederacy by attempting to bring Texas back to the Union. After the war, Davis was a leader in reconstructing the state based on true free labor and pursued progressive and egalitarian policies as governor of Texas. Through the entire reconstruction process Davis faced extreme Confederate hostility. After leaving the governor's mansion an unpopular man and politician, he still remained dedicated to changing Texas. He worked to change his adopted state until the day he died. Description text copyright 2015 BooksForComfort. Item ID 30572. ISBN: 978087565405. Fine in Good DJ. 8vo..