Product Description

The life of Robert E. Lee, hero of the Confenderacy and a giant of American history coincided with the early years of photography. This book contains a wealth of images with captions to give the reader a picture of the man and his times. Lee as commander of the Southern army is an imposing figure. Far less known are his childhood years; his family and home life; his early career as a civil engineer, redirecting the flow of the Mississippi River in St Louis; his stint in the Mexican War; and his tenure as superintendent of West Point. After the Civil War Lee had a third career as president of Washington College (which would become Washington and Lee). Here in the pictorial biography are the people, places, objects and events that intersected with Lee's life.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3686998 in Books
• Published on: 2000-02-16
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 160 pages

About the Author
Emory M. Thomas is the Regent's Professor at the University of Georgia. He is the author of the "penetrating and sympathetic" (The Sunday Telegraph) Robert E. Lee: A Biography (Norton).