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Robert E. Lee Reader

Extracts from scores of biographies and personal reminiscences that bear on the career of the legendary Robert E. Lee. Includes many out of print sources, difficult to find contemporary accounts and sketches in periodicals and newspapers. A vibrant portrait of a man and his time.

Audience
adult
Length
long · 544 pages

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