Lee Considered

General Robert E. Lee and Civil War History

Nonfiction, History, Americas, United States, Civil War Period (1850-1877), Military, Biography & Memoir, Historical
Cover of the book Lee Considered by Alan T. Nolan, The University of North Carolina Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Alan T. Nolan ISBN: 9780807898437
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press Publication: November 9, 2000
Imprint: The University of North Carolina Press Language: English
Author: Alan T. Nolan
ISBN: 9780807898437
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Publication: November 9, 2000
Imprint: The University of North Carolina Press
Language: English

Of all the heroes produced by the Civil War, Robert E. Lee is the most revered and perhaps the most misunderstood. Lee is widely portrayed as an ardent antisecessionist who left the United States Army only because he would not draw his sword against his native Virginia, a Southern aristocrat who opposed slavery, and a brilliant military leader whose exploits sustained the Confederate cause.

Alan Nolan explodes these and other assumptions about Lee and the war through a rigorous reexamination of familiar and long-available historical sources, including Lee's personal and official correspondence and the large body of writings about Lee. Looking at this evidence in a critical way, Nolan concludes that there is little truth to the dogmas traditionally set forth about Lee and the war.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Of all the heroes produced by the Civil War, Robert E. Lee is the most revered and perhaps the most misunderstood. Lee is widely portrayed as an ardent antisecessionist who left the United States Army only because he would not draw his sword against his native Virginia, a Southern aristocrat who opposed slavery, and a brilliant military leader whose exploits sustained the Confederate cause.

Alan Nolan explodes these and other assumptions about Lee and the war through a rigorous reexamination of familiar and long-available historical sources, including Lee's personal and official correspondence and the large body of writings about Lee. Looking at this evidence in a critical way, Nolan concludes that there is little truth to the dogmas traditionally set forth about Lee and the war.

More books from The University of North Carolina Press

Cover of the book The Girl on the Magazine Cover by Alan T. Nolan
Cover of the book Yankee Rebel by Alan T. Nolan
Cover of the book Along Freedom Road by Alan T. Nolan
Cover of the book Women with Alcoholic Husbands by Alan T. Nolan
Cover of the book Kindred by Choice by Alan T. Nolan
Cover of the book Masters, Servants, and Magistrates in Britain and the Empire, 1562-1955 by Alan T. Nolan
Cover of the book Common Threads by Alan T. Nolan
Cover of the book Heroism and the Black Intellectual by Alan T. Nolan
Cover of the book Containing Arab Nationalism by Alan T. Nolan
Cover of the book Sunstar and Pepper by Alan T. Nolan
Cover of the book Reproduction and Its Discontents in Mexico by Alan T. Nolan
Cover of the book Settling Scores by Alan T. Nolan
Cover of the book Race, Nation, and Empire in American History by Alan T. Nolan
Cover of the book Mama Dip's Family Cookbook by Alan T. Nolan
Cover of the book Past into Present by Alan T. Nolan
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy