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Languages : en
Pages : 864
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The American Mercury
Author: Robert E. Lee
Author: Allen C. GuelzoPublisher: Knopf
ISBN: 1101946229
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 625
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A WALL STREET JOURNAL BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • 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. "An important contribution to reconciling the myths with the facts." —New York Times Book Review 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. In 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 U.S. 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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Languages : en
Pages : 872
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A record of literary properties sold at auction in the United States.
The American Mercury
Author: Henry Louis MenckenPublisher:
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Category : Periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 652
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The American Library Annual 1911/12-1917/18
Author: The American Book Collector
Author: Bibliotheca Americana. A catalogue of a collection of books, pamphlets [&c.] for sale. [With]
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Author: John Russell SmithThe American Experience
Author: Archibald MacLeishPublisher:
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Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 24
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American Journal of Numismatics
Author: Frank Henry NortonPublisher:
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Category : Numismatics
Languages : en
Pages : 494
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Bulletin of the Pan American Union
Author: Pan American UnionPublisher:
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Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 844
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