Moses Montefiore
Subtitle: Jewish liberator, imperial hero
By: Abigail Green.
Publisher: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780674048805
Subjects: Montefiore, Moses, -- Sir, -- 1784-1885; Jews -- Great Britain -- Biography; Philanthropists -- Great Britain -- Biography
Genres: Biography
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Livorno and London; title: Making a fortune; title: A world beyond business; title: The road to Jerusalem; title: Rise, Sir Moses; title: The land of milk and honey; title: The Damascus Affair; title: Unity and dissent; title: Winds of change in Russia; title: Trial and error; title: The Crimean War and after; title: The Mortara Affair; title: Grief and sore troubles; title: Mission to Marrakesh; title: Building Jerusalem; title: Crisis in Romania; title: Fading glory; title: The final pilgrimage; title: End of an era.