Title: Very Good biography, but....
Product review: Evans certainly deserves an A+ for the biography. Benjamin was a fascinating person, and the biography is well written. It also tells the little known story of the diplomatic history of Confederacy; usually, history books focus only on the military campaigns and theaters of action.However, of the first six chapters of the book, only two are about Benjamin; the other four are about the early life of Jefferson Davis, later President of the Confederacy. It's very strange; no information about Benjamin is given in those chapters besides for a few paragraphs here and there comparing the background and upbringing of the two statesmen. It really is quite odd; there is no apparent reason for it. Is Evans just trying to fill up space?Otherwise, it is a very good biography. Indeed, Benjamin's career, or perhaps I should say many careers, is a fascination. If you're looking for a good book, a not-so-well known person and an outstanding career, you've found it.
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