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Lee Considered - (Civil War America) by Alan T Nolan (Paperback)

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  • Of all the heroes produced by the Civil War, Robert E. Lee is the most revered and perhaps the most misunderstood.
  • About the Author: Alan T. Nolan, an Indianapolis lawyer, is author of The Iron Brigade, a military history, and As Sounding Brass, a novel.
  • 243 Pages
  • History, United States
  • Series Name: Civil War America

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Lee Considered: General Robert E. Lee and Civil War History



Book Synopsis



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.



From the Back Cover



This book will change our perception of the South's premier icon. With a deft pen and a sure grasp of the essential questions, Alan Nolan separates the Lee of reality from the Lee of Mythology.



Review Quotes




"Nolan doesn't question Lee's undeniable greatness. [He] subjects the sources to brutal cross examinations. . . . His purpose is to place Lee within his proper historical context. . . . Nolan asks the right questions about Lee, especially his generalship."
-- Peter S. Carmichael, "Civil War Times"

ÝFuture authors¨ will have to face up to Nolan's material and we will all be the better for it.

"Washington Post"

His argument is a persuasive one, artfully fashioned to stimulate the critical assessment he seeks.

"New York Times Book Review"

No student of the Civil War can afford to ignore the challenging and controversial conclusions of this study.

James M. McPherson, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning "Battle Cry of Freedom: The Era of the Civil War"

"His argument is a persuasive one, artfully fashioned to stimulate the critical assessment he seeks.

"New York Times Book Review""

"Lee Considered" should be required reading for anyone who would understand the Confederacy's most famous soldier.

Gary W. Gallagher

"No student of the Civil War can afford to ignore the challenging and controversial conclusions of this study.

James M. McPherson, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning "Battle Cry of Freedom: The Era of the Civil War""

[Future authors] will have to face up to Nolan's material and we will all be the better for it.

"Washington Post"

Nolan dethrones the myth of 'the Marble Man' with meticulous research.

"New Republic"



About the Author



Alan T. Nolan, an Indianapolis lawyer, is author of The Iron Brigade, a military history, and As Sounding Brass, a novel.
Dimensions (Overall): 9.21 Inches (H) x 6.14 Inches (W) x .75 Inches (D)
Weight: .86 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 243
Series Title: Civil War America
Genre: History
Sub-Genre: United States
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Format: Paperback
Author: Alan T Nolan
Language: English
Street Date: September 23, 1996
TCIN: 91738122
UPC: 9780807845875
Item Number (DPCI): 247-04-5740
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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