<p>by Robert Douthat Meade Signed by Meade on the half-title page! A definite biography of Patrick Henry, the patriot, orator, and champion of liberty. Hardcover. Original jacket. Stated First Edition. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Light rubbing. PO address in pencil on front end page. Page edges have a few marks. Jacket has edge wear and chipping on the spine. Good/Good. Published by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1957</p>

Patrick Henry

Meade, Robert Douthat

J.B. Lippincott Company

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 -- and was Davis's closest confidant in the government. 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 in the history of the Lost Cause. Originally published in 1943 and now available for the first time in paperback, Robert Douthat Meade's 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. 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. Still the definitive study of Benjamin after nearly sixty years, Meade's authoritative work is a classic of Civil War biography.

Judah P. Benjamin: Confederate Statesman

Biographies & Memoirs

Historical

Ayer Co. Pub

<p>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 in the history of the Lost Cause. Robert Douthat Meade’s absorbing account of the life of this enigmatic Civil War figure, who built a second brilliant career in England after the war, remains the definitive study of Benjamin.</p>

LSU Press

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Patrick Henry

Judah P. Benjamin: Confederate Statesman

Judah P. Benjamin: Confederate Statesman