Jefferson Davis: A Memoir by His Wife

Rating:
Summary: Nuggets embedded in a mountain of tedium
Review: I found Vol.2 less interesting than Vol 1 because the Civil War years have been covered in so many other works. The book also bogs down in tedious defenses of some of the controversal accusations levelled against Davis after the CW. It fact some of the more interesting parts are what are left out of the book as it appears Varina could not bear to discuss some topics, but at the beginning of the book she does honestly discuss some of her husband's shortcomings.