First Lady Of The Confederacy An Intimate Conversation With Varina Howell Davis

Films Media Group, (film distributor.). John McCarty, (production company.).

Summary: When the Southern states seceded from the Union in 1861 to form their own nation with Jefferson Davis as President, his wife Varina became the second first lady, for the first and only time in American history. It was a position she accepted with dismay and held for almost the same length of time as her Union counterpart, Mary Todd Lincoln. Mrs. Lincoln is well remembered by history, but Mrs. Davis seems to be forgotten. This film tells Mrs. Davis' story from her own perspective in the form of a dramatized conversation held in New York City in 1901, the 40th anniversary of the Civil War. A compelling docu-memoir of an unusual life, it includes her take on secession, slavery, and war; reconciliation; financial difficulties; family life and loss; and pursuing a writing career in New York after Jefferson's death.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 video file (40 min.41 sec.)) : sound, color.
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Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] : John McCarty, [2014]
Distributor: New York, N.Y. : distributed by Films Media Group, 2015.

Content descriptions

General Note:	CatMonthString:september.15 Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on April 18, 2015. Multi-User.
Formatted Contents Note:	Confederate First Lady (1:40) -- Southern Aristocratic Background (1:29) -- Jefferson Davis' Courtship (1:49) -- Marriage Challenges (2:29) -- Views on Slavery (2:13) -- Secretary of War Appointment (2:29) -- Leadership Skills (1:12) -- North-South Tensions (1:27) -- Reluctant Southern Leaders (2:03) -- Confederate Spotlight (3:04) -- Civil War Battles (1:43) -- Fleeing the Confederacy (1:55) -- Confederate Prisoners (2:49) -- Post Civil War Unifying Measures (3:07) -- Financial Struggles (2:03) -- Advocating Reconciliation (1:58) -- Becoming a Northerner (3:04) -- Civil War Lessons (2:12) -- Credits: First Lady Of The Confederacy: An Intimate Conversation With Varina Howell Davis (1:21)
Restrictions on Access Note:	Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.
Target Audience Note:	9 & up.
System Details Note:	System requirements: FOD playback platform.
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Language Note:	Closed-captioned.
Source of Description Note:	Title from distributor's description (Films Media Group, July 3, 2015).