Robert E. Lee was both a military genius and a spiritual leader, considered by many--southerners and nonsoutherners alike--to have been a near saint. In The Marble Man a leading Civil War military historian examines the hold of Lee on the American mind and traces the campaign in historiography that elevated him to national hero status.
Robert E. Lee was both a military genius and a spiritual leader, considered by many--southerners and nonsoutherners alike--to have been a near saint. In The Marble Man a leading Civil War military historian examines the hold of Lee on the American mind and traces the campaign in historiography that elevated him to national hero status.
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Paperback
English
LSU Press
Jul. 1st, 1978
249
9780807104743
6.12 x 9.25 x 0.60 inches
0807104744
0.77 lbs
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An engaging, provocative book. . . . As a study of symbol-making [it] is first-rate.
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