Robert E. Lee: An Album
By Emory M. Thomas.
Description
The story in pictures of the life of Robert E. Lee. It is our good fortune that the life of Robert E. Lee, hero of the Confederacy and a giant in American history, coincided with the early years of photography. It is thus possible for Emory M. Thomas, author of the highly acclaimed recent biography of Lee, to assemble a wealth of images that, with engaging and extended captions, give us a picture of the man and his times impossible to render with words alone. Lee as commander of the Southern army is an imposing vision held by most Americans. Far less known are his childhood years; his famil...
ISBN(s)
0393047784, 9780393047783
