The Confederate jurist : : the legal life of Judah P. Benjamin / / William C. Gilmore.
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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| Place / Publishing House: | Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press,, [2021] ©2021 |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvii, 154 pages) :; illustrations |
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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
- Concluding reflections
- Appendix 1: The great escape : Benjamin's flight into exile.