The Papers of Jefferson Davis, 1808-1881 Sponsored by Rice University; published by LSU Press, a masterpiece, all documents from Davis and to Davis
Vol. 1: 1808-1840, 594 pp., includes the Woodville years
Vol. 2: 1841-1846, 806 pp., United States Rep/Miss
Vol. 3: 1846-1848, 598 pp., Our Mexican war hero
Vol. 4: 1849-1852, 472 pp., United States Senator Vol. 5: 1853-1855, 557 pp., US Secretary of War
Vol. 6: 1856-1860, 840 pp., The Turbulent Years
Vol. 7: 1861, 557 pp., Secession/President Vol. 8: 1862, 720 pp., We are in over our heads
Vol. 9: 1863, 552 pp., Optimism to despair
Vol. 10: 1863-1864, 1000 pp., A struggling leader
Vol. 11: 1864-1865, 699 pp., Last months of the War Vol. 12: 1865-870, 623 pp., A Prisoner of War
Vol. 13: 1870-875, 768 p., Private Citizen