William C. Davis is the author of more than forty books about the Civil War, including The Cause Lost: Myths and Realities of the Confederacy, also published by Kansas (see page 43) and Jefferson Davis, The Man and His Hour. Recipient of three Jefferson Davis Awards and numerous other prizes, he is presently professor of history and director of programs at the Virginia Center for Civil War Studies at Virginia Tech.

William C. Davis is the author of more than forty books about the Civil War, including The Cause Lost: Myths and Realities of the Confederacy, also published by Kansas (see page 43) and Jefferson Davis, The Man and His Hour. Recipient of three Jefferson Davis Awards and numerous other prizes, he is presently professor of history and director of programs at the Virginia Center for Civil War Studies at Virginia Tech.

William C. Davis is the author of more than forty books about the Civil War, including The Cause Lost: Myths and Realities of the Confederacy, also published by Kansas (see page 43) and Jefferson Davis, The Man and His Hour. Recipient of three Jefferson Davis Awards and numerous other prizes, he is presently professor of history and director of programs at the Virginia Center for Civil War Studies at Virginia Tech.