Robert
E. Lee: A Penguin Life (Penguin Lives) by Roy Blount, Jr
Book Description: An offbeat Southern commentator takes a fresh
look at the great Confederate hope, Civil War hero and nationally controversial
figure
Iconic Virginian, brilliant general, and complex human being --- that
last aspect of Robert E. Lee has daunted biographers and been disregarded
by partisans. Now Roy Blount Jr. combines acute character insight with
lively storytelling and full-hearted Southern directness to craft this
unique portrait.
Fascinated by what made Lee such a charismatic, though reluctant, leader,
Blount delves into the influences of Lee's illustrious but scandal-clouded
ancestry, his hero-turned-scapegrace father, and his beloved, beautiful,
husband-forsaken mother. In 1861 Lee was Lincoln's first choice to lead
the Union troops, but his Virginia roots drew him, instead, to Confederate
command. Blount vividly conveys Lee's audacity and uncanny successes in
battle, and also his humility, his quirky humor (certain jokes in particular),
his faults as a communicator, and his sorrowful sense of responsibility
for his outnumbered, half-starved army. Robert E. Lee, the first brief
biography of this American legend, will appeal to history and military
buffs, students of Southern culture, and every reader curious about the
makeup of a man born to be a myth.
Hardcover from Viking Press
Book Published: 08 May, 2003
The
Genius of Robert E. Lee by Al Kaltman
Hardcover from Prentice Hall Press
Book Published: 01 October, 2000
Inherit
the Wind by Jerome Lawrence, Robert E. Lee
Mass Market Paperback from Bantam
Book Published: 01 July, 1982
LEE by Douglas Southall Freeman, Freeman Douglas Southall
Paperback from Touchstone Books
Book Published: August, 1997
Mrs.
Robert E. Lee : The Lady of Arlington by John
Perry Book Description
Many know about her husband, Robert E. Lee, and her great-grandmother,
Martha Washington; many have visited the cemetery that now occupies her
family estate. But few today know much about Mary Custis Lee herself. Chronically
ill and often in excruciating pain, Mary raised seven children, faithfully
witnessing to her husband for years before his conversion. She retained
her dignity and faith throughout a fruitless, heartbreaking attempt to
win compensation for the confiscation of her home and possessions. History
is never more powerful than when it provides a role model for enduring
hardship with sturdy and radiant faith. Mary Custis Lee is such an example.
Paperback from Multnomah
Book Published: 01 May, 2003
