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The Confederate jurist : the legal life of Judah P. Benjamin / William C. Gilmore.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gilmore, William C., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Benjamin, J. P. (Judah Philip), 1811-1884.
- Benjamin, J. P.
- Jewish lawyers--United States--Biography.
- Jewish lawyers.
- Genre:
- Biographies
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xvii, 154 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2021]
- Summary:
- 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.
- 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
- Concluding reflections
- Appendix 1: The great escape : Benjamin's flight into exile.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- CC BY-NC
- Description based on print version record.
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