Author: Eric Friedman, The Ledger and the Mirror

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The Ledger and the Mirror uncovers the real William A. Leidesdorff through global archival research, revealing both a remarkable life and the ways history is continually reshaped, distorted and remembered. As a pioneering Black entrepreneur, Leidesdorff rose from his Caribbean origins to become a key diplomat, civic leader and one of early California’s wealthiest figures.