Fine unread condition photographic softcover wraps. Includes Author Dedication; List of Illustrations; Abbreviations Used in Footnotes; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction toe the 2010 Edition; Bibliography and Index. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs, cartoon drawings and black-and-white photographic portrait frontispiece. "A substantial and needed contribution to the Confederate biography." - The American Historical Review. "This is a first-rate biography - well-written, well researched, and with a good balance . At last John C. Breckinridge has found his biographer." - The Journal of Southern History. "John C. Breckinridge rose to prominence during one of the most turbulent times in America's history. Born to a well-known Kentucky family in 1821, he became a celebrated statesman, heroic soldier, and supporter of compromise. Widely respected, even by his enemies, for his dedication to moderate liberalism, Breckinridge's charisma and integrity led to his election as Buch