Judah P. Benjamin: Confederate Statesman
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| Rating | : | 4.26 (559 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0807127442 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 432 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-06-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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. Davis, director of programs at the Virginia Center for Civil War Studies at Virginia Tech University, has written numerous books, most recently An Honorable Defeat: The Last Days of the Confederate Government. About the AuthorRobert Douthat Meade was also the author of Patrick Henry: Patriot in the Making and Patrick Henry: Practical Revolutionary.William C
But some have questioned Benjamin's loyalty to Davis and the extent of his influence. A rare Sephardic Jew in the Old South and a favorite of Jefferson Davis, Judah P. Benjamin, Confederate Statesman provides an absorbing account of the life of this enigmatic Civil War figure.Meade chronicles Benjamin's birth in the Virgin Islands; his rise to power as a lawyer and politician in south Louisiana; his election to the U.S. He held three successive Confederate cabinet posts -- attorney general, secretary of war, and secretary of state -- and was Davis's closest confidant in the government. More than 140 years after Benjamin first appeared on the Confederate scene, historians still debate his place in the history of the Lost Cause. Benjamin has been described as "the brains of the Confederacy". Still the definitive study of Benjamin after nearly sixty years, Meade's authoritative work is a classic of Civil War biography.. 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
Robert C. Hufford said A pearl of great price.. Judah Benjamin's story has fascinated me since I was a child. Here was a man who lived by a masterful combination of brains and charm, who overcame great adversity, and, when The Cause was lost, picked himself up and moved on. Benjamin was a biographer's nightmarehe never kept correspondence, burned all his papers before evacuating Richmond [and did the sa. "The forgotten genius of the Confederate government" according to Colmcille. Although this book was written in the 19The forgotten genius of the Confederate government Although this book was written in the 1930's and is not the latest work on Judah Benjamin, it is full of details beginning with Benjamin's Sephardic roots, his rise to prominence as a lawyer, the second Jewish US Senator, and the first Jew to hold offices (Confederate Sec. of War and Sec. of State) on a presidential cabinet. It contains a lot of informatio. 0's and is not the latest work on Judah Benjamin, it is full of details beginning with Benjamin's Sephardic roots, his rise to prominence as a lawyer, the second Jewish US Senator, and the first Jew to hold offices (Confederate Sec. of War and Sec. of State) on a presidential cabinet. It contains a lot of informatio. An Effective Introduction to Mr. Benjamin Hibberd Kline Meade's book is an excellent starting point for one wishing to understand this indomitable personality. Benjamin is often mentioned, but rarely fully developed in works concerning the Confederate Government. It would have been interesting for Meade to have delved deeper into Benjamin's constitutional philosophy and his legal and business activities. As one
. Robert Douthat Meade was also the author of Patrick Henry: Patriot in the Making and Patrick Henry: Practical Revolutionary.William C. Davis, director of programs at the Virginia Center for Civil War Studies at Virginia Tech University, has written numerous books, most recently An Honorable Defeat: The Last Days of the Confederate Government