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1 online resource |
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From the award-winning historian and best-selling author of Gettysburg comes the definitive biography of Robert E. Lee. An intimate look at the Confederate general in all his complexity—his hypocrisy and courage, his inner turmoil and outward calm, his disloyalty and his honor. Robert E. Lee is one of the most confounding figures in American history. Lee betrayed his nation in order to defend his home state and uphold the slave system he claimed to oppose. He was a traitor to the country he swore to serve as an Army officer, and yet he was admired even by his enemies for his composure and leadership. He considered slavery immoral, but benefited from inherited slaves and fought to defend the institution. And behind his genteel demeanor and perfectionism lurked the insecurities of a man haunted by the legacy of a father who stained the family name by declaring bankruptcy and who disappeared when Robert was just six years old. ... |
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Electronic reproduction. New York : Knopf, 2021. Requires OverDrive Read (file size: N/A KB) or Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 60635 KB) or Kobo app or compatible Kobo device (file size: N/A KB) or Amazon Kindle (file size: N/A KB). |
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Generals -- United States -- Biography.
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Generals -- Confederate States of America -- Biography.
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Slavery -- Virginia -- History -- 19th century.
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Electronic books.
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Original 9781101946220 |
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9781101946213 (electronic bk) |
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