Judah Benjamin: Counselor to the Confederacy

by James Traub

Book Overview

A moral examination of Judah Benjamin--one of the first Jewish senators, confidante to Jefferson Davis, and champion of the cause of slavery

"This new biography complicates the legacy of Benjamin . . . who used his nimble legal mind to defend slavery and the Confederacy."--New York Times Book Review

"A cogent argument for acknowledging, rather than ignoring, Benjamin's role in both Jewish and American history."--Diane...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300229267
• ISBN13: 9780300229264
• Release Date: October 2021
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 8.3"