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Varina : a novel / Charles Frazier.

Summary:

"Her marriage prospects limited, teenage Varina Howell agrees to wed the much-older widower Jefferson Davis, with whom she expects the secure life of a Mississippi landowner. Davis instead pursues a career in politics and is eventually appointed president of the Confederacy, placing Varina at the white-hot center of one of the darkest moments in American history"-- Provided by publisher.
After marrying a Mississippi landowner in hopes of living a life of security, Varina Howell finds her expectations upended when her husband is appointed as the leader of the Confederacy.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0062405985
  • ISBN: 9780062405982
  • ISBN: 006283438X
  • ISBN: 9780062834386
  • ISBN: 0062856138
  • ISBN: 9780062856135
  • ISBN: 0062856154
  • ISBN: 9780062856159
  • ISBN: 0062859331
  • ISBN: 9780062859334
  • ISBN: 0062856146
  • ISBN: 9780062856142
  • ISBN: 006285755X
  • ISBN: 9780062857552
  • ISBN: 006285612X
  • ISBN: 9780062856128
  • ISBN: 0062856162
  • ISBN: 9780062856166
  • ISBN: 9780062406019
  • Physical Description: 356 pages ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2018]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (page 356).
Subject:
Davis, Varina, 1826-1906 > Fiction.
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 > Fiction.
Man-woman relationships > Fiction.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Fiction.
Genre:
Historical fiction.
Biographical fiction.

Available copies

  • 141 of 151 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 2 of 2 copies available at Onslow County Public Library.

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Richlands Branch Library FIC FRAZIER (Text) 36015001303599 Adult Fiction Available -
Swansboro Branch Library FIC FRAZIER (Text) 36015001095377 Adult Fiction Available -

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