A Romance of the Real Jefferson Davis

This is a historical novel dealing with Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederacy. Although there is a prologue about Davis in his youth, most of the book is set during and immediately after the Civil War. Actually, for the majority of the novel, Davis is more of an important bit player who has an occasional walk-on or is talked about by others. The real plot of the novel involves a love triangle between a loyal (to the Confederacy) Southern girl, a Northern spy masquerading as a foreign diplomat and a Southern young man in love with the girl. There is intrigue, handwringing and assorted conflicts. The author uses the same plot formula with his companion novel about Abraham Lincoln: The Southerner. For the Civil War or 19th century melodrama fan. ( )