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Thomas Cooper De Leon

Thomas Cooper De Leon (1839-1914) was the Jewish "Blind Laureate of the Lost Cause" and a journalist, author, and playwright. One brother, Edwin De Leon, was the famous Confederate diplomat and writer, the other, David Camden De Leon, was Confederate Surgeon-General.

Two From Alabama Ladies Review Posts

Two From Alabama Ladies

A review of John Gildart: An Heroic Poem. (H. Young & Co., 1901) by M. E. Henry-Ruffin and Plantation Songs: For My Lady’s Banjo, and Other Lyrics and Mono­logues (J.W. Otts, 1901) by “ Eli Shepperd.” The mental emancipation of the South is proved by noth­ing more clearly than by the work of her women. Prior to the war, we…
Thomas Cooper De Leon
March 26, 2019