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John Slidell (characters)

This character appears in 14 books.


  1. Team of Rivals

    The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln

    by Doris Kearns Goodwin

    John Slidell: Politician who sided with the Confederacy and pled their case with France

  2. A Country of Vast Designs

    James K. Polk, the Mexican War and the Conquest of the American Continent

    by Robert W. Merry

    John Slidell: United States Minister plenipotentiary to Mexico, 1845-1846

  3. The Civil War: A Narrative: Book 2

    Fredericksburg to Meridian (collective work)

    by Shelby Foote

    John Slidell: John Slidell (1793 – July 9, 1871) was an American politician, lawyer and businessman. A native of New York, Slidell moved to Louisiana as a young man and became a staunch defender of southern rights as a U.S. Representative and Senator. He was the older brother of Alexander Slidell Mackenzie, a US naval officer.

  4. Another Time Another Place

    by Marvin Sablosky

  5. A World on Fire

    Britain's Crucial Role in the American Civil War

    by Amanda Foreman

    John Slidell: (1793–1871) CONFEDERATE—Confederate commissioner to France; captured, with Mason, aboard the Trent.

  6. The Civil War: A Narrative: Book 3

    Red River to Appomattox (collective work)

    by Shelby Foote

    John Slidell: John Slidell (1793 – July 9, 1871) was an American politician, lawyer and businessman. A native of New York, Slidell moved to Louisiana as a young man and became a staunch defender of southern rights as a U.S. Representative and Senator. He was the older brother of Alexander Slidell Mackenzie, a US naval officer.


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