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Loading... Lee in the Shadow of Washington (2004)by Richard B. McCaslin
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. An interesting look at Robert E. Lee's hero worship of George Washington, and it's effect on his military strategies during the civil war. Not very in-depth, and a bit repetitive. ( ) no reviews | add a review
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While most scholars agree that Robert E. Lee's loyalty to Virginia was the key factor in his decision to join the Confederate cause, Richard McCaslin goes further to demonstrate that Lee's true call to action was the legacy of the American Revolution viewed through his reverence for George Washington. Like Washington, Lee wore a colonel's uniform. He rode a horse named for one of his idol's mounts, Traveller, and carried one of Washington's swords. On January 19, 1861, his fifty-fourth birthday, Lee sat alone in his room at Fort Mason and faced the prospect of war by reading the latest book ab No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)973.7History and Geography North America United States Administration of Abraham Lincoln, 1861-1865 Civil WarLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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