The Confederate jurist : the legal life of Judah P. Benjamin /
William C. Gilmore ; foreword by Stephen C. Neff.
- 1 online resource (208 pages) : illustrations (black and white).
- Edinburgh scholarship online .
- Edinburgh scholarship online. .
Also issued in print: 2021.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This is the first biography written from a legal perspective on the public life of Judah P. Benjamin (1811-1884); a prominent figure in the common law world in the second half of the 19th century. Drawing on a range of primary source materials including newspaper articles, case law and extensive archival research in the UK and USA, it charts his rise as a lawyer first in the mixed legal system of Louisiana and then nationally.
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Benjamin, J. P. 1811-1884.
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