Robert E. Lee : : the Man, the Soldier, the Myth
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Call Number: Teen 921 Lee, Robert
On Shelf At: Downtown Library
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Escaping family history -- Corps of cadets -- "Worthy of each other" -- "The little Lees" -- "Here working for my country" Part I -- War with Mexico -- "Here working for my country" Part II -- Trouble with "the people" -- "I shall mourn for my country" -- The first year -- Valour fortitude & boldness" -- "We cannot afford to be idle" -- Victory and defeat -- "A mere question of time" -- Siege and surrender -- "The coward looks back" -- "General Lee's college" -- "Peace is not restored" -- "Only the hero of a lost cause" -- Epilogue: Myth building.
Presents the life of the Confederate general, describing his childhood, his thirty-five year career in the U.S. Army, his decision to fight for the South during the Civil War, and his command of some of the famous battles of the war.
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PUBLISHED
Honesdale, Pennsylvania : Calkins Creek, an imprint of Highlights, [2019]
Year Published: 2019
Description: 302 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781629799100
1629799106
SUBJECTS
Lee, Robert E. -- 1807-1870.
Confederate States of America. -- Army -- Biography.
Generals -- United States -- Biography.
Generals -- Confederate States of America -- Biography.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Biography.