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The Confederate jurist : the legal life of Judah P. Benjamin
Author
Title
The Confederate jurist : the legal life of Judah P. Benjamin / William C. Gilmore ; foreword by Stephen C. Neff.
ISBN
9781399501828 (ebook) :
Publication
Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2021.
Physical Description
1 online resource (208 pages) : illustrations (black and white).
Notes
Also issued in print: 2021.
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on December 6, 2021).
Summary
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.
Other formats
Print version :
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 04, 2023
Series
Edinburgh scholarship online.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience
Specialized.
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