Judah P. Benjamin: The Jewish ConfederateThis biography was acclaimed by The New York Times as "deeply interesting" and "an absorbing account" of the life of the man called "the brains of the Confederacy". 16 pages of illustrations. |
Contents
Boyhood in the Reformed Society | 3 |
A Mysterious Departure | 15 |
The Climb | 23 |
The Education of a Lonely | 49 |
Melancholy War Hero | 61 |
Senate Duel | 81 |
DARK PRINCE OF THE CONFEDERACY | 113 |
The Stage for Intrigue | 159 |
The Confederate Emancipation Proclamation | 259 |
The Speech to Free the Slaves | 276 |
Escape | 292 |
REFUGEE FROM THE LOST CAUSE | 323 |
Lingering Suspicion | 349 |
The British Barrister from America | 372 |
Hidden from History | 391 |
Epilogue | 401 |
Enticing France | 184 |
AntiSemitism and the Jews of Richmond | 198 |
Stonewalls Funeral and | 224 |
THE STRUGGLE AGAINST DEFEAT | 243 |
Selected Bibliography | 445 |
Acknowledgments | 455 |
About the Author | 469 |
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