Reflections on Lee: A Historian's Assessment - Hardcover

Roland, Charles Pierce

 
9780811707190: Reflections on Lee: A Historian's Assessment

Synopsis

A sharply focused chronicle of Lee's life and a meditation on the general's career and his place in history, this biography is a thoughtful response to some of the more secondary literature on Lee offering a balanced evaluation of his strengths as a man and soldier.

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Review

"Both a sharply focused chronicle of Lee's life and a brilliant meditation upon the general's career and his place in military history.... In the author's hands, Lee is neither the Lost Cause icon not the 'Marble Man.'"

About the Author

Charles P. Roland, Alumni Professor of History emeritus at the University of Kentucky, is the author of several books, including An American Iliad: The Story of the Civil War; Albert Sidney Johnston: Soldier of Three Republics; Louisiana Sugar Plantations during the Civil War; and My Odyssey through History.

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