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Judah P. Benjamin

Judah P. Benjamin

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Confederate Statesman. Meade. A favorite of Jefferson Davis, Judah P. Benjamin has been described as "the brains of the Confederacy." This book chronicles his birth in the Virgin Islands, his rise to power as a lawyer and politician in south Louisiana, his election to the U.S. Senate in the 1850s, his outspoken role in the secession controversy, his friendship with Davis, his prominent role in the Confederate government, his daring escape after Appomattox, and his brilliant second law career in England after the war. 432 pgs., 5½"x 8½", sfbd.