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Robert E. Lee: A Biography takes one of the best known and least understood figures of the American Civic War down from his pedestal as an iconic, legendary hero and transforms him into a human being that 21st-century readers can easily relate to. Author Brian Melton clearly separates fact from the idealized lore and fiction created after the Civil War by members of what has been termed "the Lee cult." Through the book's thorough, clear, and accessible presentation, and its inclusion of accurate historical details—for example, Lee's status as an incurable flirt—General Lee becomes a fascinating and compelling mortal man.
Intended for both high school students and the general public, this biography will offer a thorough and unbiased examination of Lee's life and military career. Readers will be able to clearly trace the steps that led Lee to prominence—both before and during the Civil War—and discover how his actions helped shape the American military.
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- ISBN: 9798216140221
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- ISBN: 9798216140221
- File size: 2694 KB
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May 1, 2013
Gr 7 Up-These volumes offer life histories of two famous Civil War generals. Grant, born in Ohio to a hard-working family, attended West Point and served in the Mexican War and at posts in the far West. Leaving the army amid rumors of excessive drinking, he worked for his brother's leather tannery in Galena, Illinois, before rejoining the army at the outbreak of the Civil War. Here he achieved his greatest success. After the war he was twice elected president of the United States. Post-presidential life was filled with money worries and a race against death to complete his memoirs. Lee was the scion of a prestigious Southern aristocracy and married into the Washington-Custis family. Also a West Point graduate, his early military career was lackluster. Leading the Confederate army during the Civil War brought him fame and glory, albeit defeat. The lives of both men are now surrounded by myth and hero-worship but the highlight of these books is that the authors strive to illustrate that each one was very human, with outstanding qualities but also with faults and weaknesses. The authors present details of the men's early lives but their main focus is the Civil War. The concluding chapter of each volume is devoted to the years after the war-lots of information condensed into a few pages.-Patricia Ann Owens, Illinois Eastern Community Colleges
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