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Robert E. Lee: A Life
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by Guelzo, Allen C

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Alfred a Knopf Inc. New. New Robert E Lee is one of the most confounding figures in American history Leebetrayed 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 oldIn Robert E Lee, the award-winning historian Allen Guelzo has written the definitive biography of the general, following him from his refined upbringing in Virginia high society, to his long career in the US Army, his agonized decision to side with Virginia when it seceded from the Union, and his leadership during the Civil War Above all, Guelzo captures Robert E Lee in all his complexity--his hypocrisy and courage, his outward calm and inner turmoil, his honor and his disloyalty
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  • Title Robert E. Lee: A Life
  • Author Guelzo, Allen C
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Condition New
  • Pages 608
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Alfred a Knopf Inc
  • Features Bibliography, Index
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 34623
  • ISBN 9781101946220 / 1101946229
  • Weight 2.11 lbs (0.96 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.55 x 6.8 x 1.5 in (24.26 x 17.27 x 3.81 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1851-1899
    • Topical: Civil War
  • Library of Congress subjects United States, Virginia
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2020056283
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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  • Booklist, 08/01/2021, Page 10
  • Kirkus Reviews, 08/15/2021, Page 0
  • Library Journal, 09/01/2021, Page 72
  • Publishers Weekly, 07/26/2021, Page 0

About the author

ALLEN C. GUELZO is Senior Research Scholar at the Council of Humanities at Princeton University. He is the author of several books about the Civil War and early nineteenth-century American history. He has been the recipient of the Lincoln Prize three times, the Guggenheim-Lehrman Prize for Military History, and many other honors. He lives in Pennsylvania.

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