Robert E. Lee
Allen C. Guelzo
From the acclaimed author of Gettysburg: The Last Invasion—a sweeping, intimate biography of the Confederate general who betrayed his nation in order to defend his home state and uphold the slave system he claimed to oppose.
Robert E. Lee is one of the most confounding figures in American history. 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.
In Lee, the award-winning historian Allen Guelzo has written the definitive biography of the general, following him from his refined upbringing in...
Robert E. Lee is one of the most confounding figures in American history. 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.
In Lee, the award-winning historian Allen Guelzo has written the definitive biography of the general, following him from his refined upbringing in...
Rok:
2021
Wydawnictwo:
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Język:
english
ISBN 10:
1101946210
ISBN 13:
9782020056281
Plik:
AZW3 , 12.26 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2021
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