The Confederate jurist : the legal life of Judah P. Benjamin /

The Confederate jurist : the legal life of Judah P. Benjamin / William C. Gilmore ; [foreword by Stephen C. Neff].

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A legal biography of Judah P. Benjamin (1811-1884): Jewish lawyer, U.S. Senator, Confederate statesman, political exile, leader of the English Bar, inspiration for Benjamin's Sale of Goods, and distinguished jurist.

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Online Access: Full Text (via JSTOR)
Main Author: Gilmore, William C. (Author)
Other Authors: Neff, Stephen C. (author of foreword.)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2021]
Subjects:
Benjamin, J. P. > (Judah Philip), > 1811-1884.
Jewish lawyers > United States > Biography.
Jewish lawyers > England > Biography.
Lawyers > United States > Biography.
Lawyers > England > Biography.
Jewish politicians > Confederate States of America > Biography.
Jewish statesmen > Confederate States of America > Biography.
Politicians > Confederate States of America > Biography.
Statesmen > Confederate States of America > Biography.
Politicians.
Jewish politicians.
Jewish lawyers.
Jewish statesmen.
Lawyers.
Statesmen.
England.
United States.
United States > Confederate States of America.
Biographies.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Benjamin's emergence as an American lawyer and politician
  • Slavery, succession and Benjamin's Confederate years
  • Benjamin's exile and professional rebirth
  • The rise and rise of Benjamin the barrister
  • Appendix 1: The great escape : Benjamin's flight into exile.

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