Judah P. Benjamin: Confederate Statesman

by Robert Douthat Meade

Book Overview

A rare Sephardic Jew in the Old South and a favorite of Jefferson Davis, Judah P. Benjamin has been described as "the brains of the Confederacy." He held three successive Confederate cabinet posts--attorney general, secretary of war, and secretary of state--but some have questioned Benjamin's loyalty to Davis and the extent of his influence. More than 140 years after Benjamin first appeared on the Confederate scene, historians still debate his place...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807127442
• ISBN13: 9780807127445
• Release Date: November 2001
• Publisher: LSU Press
• Length: 456 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.4"