Judah P. Benjamin : the Jewish confederate / Eli N. Evans.

New York : The Free Press, 1988.

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Benjamin, J. P. -- (Judah Philip), -- 1811-1884.

Legal Biography -- United States.

Lawyers -- Biography.

United States -- Politics and government -- History.

1. Jewish southerner 1808-1860: 1. Charleston: boyhood in the reformed society

2. Yale: a mysterious departure

3. New Orleans to Bellechasse: the climb to U.S. Senator

4. Jefferson Davis: the education of a lonely Protestant

5. Melancholy war hero

6. Washington: senate duel

2. "Dark Prince" of the Confederacy 1861-1863: 7. From Attorney General to Secretary of War: the unprepared warrior

8. The First Lady and the Secretary of State: a strategic friendship

9. Richmond: the stage for intrigue

10. Lee invades the North: enticing France and Britain

11. Anti-semitism and the Jews of Richmond

12. Christmas in the White House: growing bonds of trust

13. Fateful defeats: Stonewalls' funeral and the Battle of Gettysburg

3. The struggle against defeat 1864-1865: 14. Tragedy at home

15. The confederate emancipation proclamation

16. The speech to free the slaves

17. Escape

4. Refugee from the lost cause 1865-1884: 18. England: from law student to Queen's Counsel

19. The Lincoln assassination: lingering suspicion

20. The British barrister from America

21. Paris: hidden from history

Epilogue

Notes

Selected bibliography

Acknowledgements

Index

About the author.

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