Light Horse Harry Lee

Download Light Horse Harry Lee full books in PDF, epub, and Kindle. Read online Light Horse Harry Lee ebook anywhere anytime directly on your device. Fast Download speed and no annoying ads. We cannot guarantee that every ebooks is available!

Light-Horse Harry Lee

Author : Ryan Cole
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1621578607
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (215 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Light-Horse Harry Lee by : Ryan Cole

Download or read book Light-Horse Harry Lee written by Ryan Cole and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2019-01-15 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Light-Horse Harry blazes across the pages of Ryan Cole's narrative like a meteor—and his final crash is as destructive. Cole tells his story with care, sympathy, and where necessary, sternness. This book is a great, and sometimes harrowing read." —Richard Brookhiser, senior editor at National Review and author of Founding Father: Rediscovering George Washington Who was "Light-Horse Harry" Lee? Gallant Revolutionary War hero. Quintessential Virginia cavalryman. George Washington’s trusted subordinate and immortal eulogist. Robert E. Lee’s beloved father. Founding father who shepherded the Constitution through the Virginia Ratifying Convention. But Light-Horse Harry Lee was also a con man. A beachcomber. Imprisoned for debt. Caught up in sordid squabbles over squalid land deals. Maimed for life by an angry political mob. Light-Horse Harry Lee’s life was tragic, glorious, and dramatic, but perhaps because of its sad, ignominious conclusion historians have rarely given him his due—until now. Now historian Ryan Cole presents this soldier and statesman of the founding generation with all the vim and vigor that typified Lee himself. Scouring hundreds of contemporary documents and reading his way into Lee’s life, political philosophy, and character, Cole gives us the most intimate picture to date of this greatly awed but hugely talented man whose influence has reverberated from the founding of the United States to the present day.

Light Horse Harry Lee in the War for Independence

Author : Jim Piecuch
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781877853739
Total Pages : 275 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (537 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Light Horse Harry Lee in the War for Independence by : Jim Piecuch

Download or read book Light Horse Harry Lee in the War for Independence written by Jim Piecuch and published by . This book was released on 2013-03-01 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Light-Horse Harry Lee and the Legacy of the American Revolution

Author : Charles Royster
Publisher : LSU Press
ISBN 13 : 9780807119105
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (191 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Light-Horse Harry Lee and the Legacy of the American Revolution by : Charles Royster

Download or read book Light-Horse Harry Lee and the Legacy of the American Revolution written by Charles Royster and published by LSU Press. This book was released on 1994-07-01 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Light-Horse Harry Lee and the Legacy of the American Revolution, Charles Royster takes an ingenious, creative approach in his consideration of the life of one of the American Revolution’s heroes. Having fought valiantly to bring about a victory for the colonies, Henry (“Light-Horse Harry”) Lee (1756–1818) envisioned the new country as a virtuous and prosperous classical republic and eventually aligned himself with the Federalist party. He served as governor of Virginia and as a congressman, but he grew increasingly isolated, disillusioned, and bitter as the nation moved in a direction more in line with the Jeffersonian democratic principles. After going bankrupt and then suffering an attack by an angry mob, Lee exiled himself to the West Indies to escape his debts and save his family’s honor (including that of his son, the future General Robert E. Lee) and returned to the United States only several weeks before his death. Royster argues that Lee’s tragic life was different only in degree from those of many other patriots of the Revolution who viewed the peacetime fruits of their efforts with disappointment. How Lee, and others like him, shaped the American Revolution and were shaped by it is the theme of this provocative character study.

Light-Horse Harry

Author : Noel B Gerson
Publisher : Sapere Books
ISBN 13 : 9781800552470
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (524 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Light-Horse Harry by : Noel B Gerson

Download or read book Light-Horse Harry written by Noel B Gerson and published by Sapere Books. This book was released on 2021-06-14 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An engrossing biography of Washington's great cavalryman. General Henry Lee was an accomplished soldier and statesman, recognised for his heroic cavalry exploits during the American Revolutionary War. Ideal reading for those who have enjoyed the books of H. W. Brands, Craig L. Symonds and Nathaniel Philbrick. Henry Lee learnt to ride before he was 5, joined Washington's Army upon the outbreak of the American Revolution at 19, and was appointed Captain of the Fifth Troop of Virginia Dragoons at 20. At 22 Colonel Lee took command of a mixed cavalry and infantry unit known as "Lee's Legion" - the finest offensive team in the entire Continental Army. Nicknamed "Light-Horse Harry" for his lightning raids on British supply wagons, the young Virginian quickly earned a reputation for horsemanship and distinguished himself as one of the most skilled and courageous cavalry officers of the American Revolution. "No man sits a saddle more firmly" said General George Washington of Henry Lee. After the war Lee served in the Virginia legislature, in the Congress under the Articles of Confederation, in the Virginia Convention of 1788 that ratified the federal Constitution, and as governor of the state between 1791 and 1794. His political career was interrupted while he commanded the Army to put down the Whiskey Rebellion in 1794. From 1799 to 1801 he served in the United States House of Representatives. George Washington's personal confidant and friend, on the President's death in 1799 Lee delivered the immortal lines: "First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen." Noel B. Gerson charts the triumphs and tragedies of one of the nation's most distinguished citizens, whose rapid rise to fame was overshadowed by bankruptcy, imprisonment and the injuries he received from an angry mob in later life. Drawing on a wealth of contemporary sources, including private correspondence and Lee's own published memoirs, Gerson masterfully portrays a dedicated patriot and natural-born soldier, a trait he passed on to his even more renowned son, General Robert E. Lee. "a lively and interesting account of the life and military career of General Henry Lee." The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography Light-Horse Harry is the history of a quintessential Virginia cavalryman and gallant Revolutionary war hero whose political accomplishments helped pave the way for American independence.

Light-Horse Harry Lee

Author : Charles Royster
Publisher : Knopf
ISBN 13 : 0307828921
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (78 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Light-Horse Harry Lee by : Charles Royster

Download or read book Light-Horse Harry Lee written by Charles Royster and published by Knopf. This book was released on 2013-08-21 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Light Horse Harry Lee, Charles Royster tells the story of a man whose career embodies the visionary promises that inspired the American Revolution, as well as the inability of the revolutionary generation to put all its ideals into practice. The man is Henry Lee—soldier (nicknamed “Light-Horse Harry Lee”), statesmen, landowner, historian of the young republic, member of one of the oldest and most eminent families of Virginia—who throughout his life endeavored to realize his dream of a free and prosperous America. Brilliantly examining Lee’s ambitions and achievements, Mr. Royster makes us see how, both during the war and afterward, Lee continually risked himself in the service of his vision and how again and again he failed to win the victories he sought. He shows us Lee as a young officer in the Revolution, fighting valorously and skillfully, earning renown as a patriot and a military genius—but leaving the Continental Army before the war’s end, sickened by the violence of battle and disheartened by his helplessness to mitigate it. After the war, we see Lee determined to play a central role in the new nation’s peaceful growth—serving in Congress and as governor of Virginia, promoting expansion and development through his own private business ventures. And we watch as Lee’s desperate pursuit of wealth and order for America ends tragically: in his political defeat, bankruptcy, and exile from the land he fought to free. Tracing Lee’s struggles and reverses in his efforts to implement the promises of the Revolution—in his defense of the union, his opposition to Jeffersonian Republicans, his investments in land, his repeated warnings against war—Mr. Royster shows how, in extreme form, Lee exemplified in his strivings the public aspirations of America’s most politically creative era, as well as his generations collective failure to attain its vision of national grandeur and individual happiness. And it is this failure and the resultant disappointment, Mr. Royster argues, that in large part opened the way to disagreements over the nature of the Union, culminating, finally, in the Civil War—in which the South was led by Light-Horse Harry Lee’s son, Robert E. Lee.

Robert E. Lee

Author : Allen C. Guelzo
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 1101912227
Total Pages : 625 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (19 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Robert E. Lee by : Allen C. Guelzo

Download or read book Robert E. Lee written by Allen C. Guelzo and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2022-08-09 with total page 625 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A WALL STREET JOURNAL BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • From the award-winning historian and best-selling author of Gettysburg comes the definitive biography of Robert E. Lee. An intimate look at the Confederate general in all his complexity—his hypocrisy and courage, his inner turmoil and outward calm, his disloyalty and his honor. "An important contribution to reconciling the myths with the facts." —New York Times Book Review Robert E. Lee is one of the most confounding figures in American history. Lee betrayed his nation in order to defend his home state and uphold the slave system he claimed to oppose. He was a traitor to the country he swore to serve as an Army officer, and yet he was admired even by his enemies for his composure and leadership. He considered slavery immoral, but benefited from inherited slaves and fought to defend the institution. And behind his genteel demeanor and perfectionism lurked the insecurities of a man haunted by the legacy of a father who stained the family name by declaring bankruptcy and who disappeared when Robert was just six years old. In Robert E. Lee, the award-winning historian Allen Guelzo has written the definitive biography of the general, following him from his refined upbringing in Virginia high society, to his long career in the U.S. Army, his agonized decision to side with Virginia when it seceded from the Union, and his leadership during the Civil War. Above all, Guelzo captures Robert E. Lee in all his complexity--his hypocrisy and courage, his outward calm and inner turmoil, his honor and his disloyalty.

The Son of Light Horse Harry

Author : James Barnes
Publisher : Legare Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781020851667
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (516 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis The Son of Light Horse Harry by : James Barnes

Download or read book The Son of Light Horse Harry written by James Barnes and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Son of Light Horse Harry is an action-packed historical novel that follows the adventures of Lieutenant Richard Mason, the son of the famous Revolutionary War hero Light Horse Harry Lee. As tensions rise between the United States and Mexico, Mason is sent on a mission to gather intelligence about the Mexican army. Along the way, he faces danger, betrayal, and unexpected romance. Barnes's writing is fast-paced and engaging, making this book a must-read for fans of historical fiction and adventure stories. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Wedded to My Sword

Author : Michael Cecere
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780788453915
Total Pages : 303 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (539 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Wedded to My Sword by : Michael Cecere

Download or read book Wedded to My Sword written by Michael Cecere and published by . This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I believe few Officers either in America or Europe are held in so high a point of estimation as you are..." --Gen. Nathanael Greene to "Light Horse" Harry Lee January 27, 1782 The sentiment above, expressed by General Nathanael Greene, an officer whose military contributions to American independence are second only to General George Washington, captures the view of most Americans in 1782 regarding Light Horse Harry Lee. In early 1782, twenty-six year old Lieutenant Colonel Lee commanded a legion of mounted and dismounted dragoons that had just completed a spectacular year of military service in the South. Lee's efforts in 1781, in conjunction with General Greene and the American southern army, resulted in the British loss of most of South Carolina and Georgia. Over the course of 1781, Lee and his legion, often detached from Greene's army, helped screen Greene's desperate retreat to Virginia and then, a few weeks later, captured or destroyed numerous enemy outposts and detachments in South Carolina and Georgia. Lee and his legion played a crucial role in the bloody battles of Guilford Courthouse and Eutaw Springs and the sieges of Augusta and Ninety-Six. The extraordinary service of Lee and his men in 1781 capped what had already been five years of distinguished military service for Lee. He had reported to General Washington's army as a twenty year old cavalry captain in 1777 and quickly earned a reputation as a bold commander. Lee's daring exploits at Valley Forge, Powles Hook and Springfield, like his extraordinary service in the south, are all chronicled within this book. Readers will undoubtedly conclude that Lee made the right decision when he declined General Washington's invitation in 1778 to join his staff as an aide-de-camp with the assertion that, "I am wedded to my sword." Illustrations, maps, a bibliography and an index to names, places and subjects enhance the text.

Memoirs of the War in the Southern Department of the United States

Author : Henry Lee
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 668 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Memoirs of the War in the Southern Department of the United States by : Henry Lee

Download or read book Memoirs of the War in the Southern Department of the United States written by Henry Lee and published by . This book was released on 1869 with total page 668 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Battle Maps of the American Revolution

Author : American Battlefield Trust
Publisher : Knox Press
ISBN 13 : 9780998811246
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (112 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Battle Maps of the American Revolution by : American Battlefield Trust

Download or read book Battle Maps of the American Revolution written by American Battlefield Trust and published by Knox Press. This book was released on 2021-07-06 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the American Battlefield Trust, an unparalleled collection of their popular battle maps of the Revolutionary War. “Wow! I just love those maps that you guys send to me.” It is a phrase that the staff of the American Battlefield Trust hears on a weekly basis and the expression refers to one of the cornerstone initiatives of the organization, mapping the battlefields of the Revolutionary War, War of 1812, and the American Civil War. The American Battlefield Trust is the premier battlefield preservation organization in the United States. Over the last thirty years the American Battlefield Trust and its members have preserved more than 54,000 acres of battlefield land across 145 battlefields, in twenty-four states—at sites such as Lexington & Concord, Brandywine, Yorktown, Shiloh, and Gettysburg. Other than physically walking across the hallowed battle grounds that the American Battlefield Trust has saved, the best way to illustrate the importance of the properties that we have preserved is through our battle maps. Through the decades, the American Battlefield Trust has created hundreds of maps detailing the action at major battles. Now, for the first time in book form, we have collected the maps of some of the most iconic battles of the Revolutionary War. In Vol. 3 of our Battle Maps of the American Battlefield Trust series, you can follow the course of the war from Lexington & Concord to the British surrender at Yorktown. Study the major actions of the Revolutionary War from start to finish utilizing this unparalleled collection of maps.

Light-Horse Harry Lee

Author : Charles River Editors
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (15 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Light-Horse Harry Lee by : Charles River Editors

Download or read book Light-Horse Harry Lee written by Charles River Editors and published by . This book was released on 2020-02-17 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts *Includes a bibliography for further reading "The rank of men, as established by the concurrent judgement of ages stands thus: heroes, legislators, orators, and poets. The most useful and, in my opinion, the most honourable is the legislator, which so far from being incompatible with the profession of law, is congenial to it. Generally, mankind admire most the hero; of all, the most useless, except when the safety of the nation demands his saving arm." - Henry Lee III The proud Virginian entered the war in uncertain times, and there were understandable doubts about how well he could lead soldiers, but through a combination of skill and luck, he became one of his country's earliest and foremost military heroes. After the war, he would go on to a distinguished political career, and he would find himself caught up in civil unrest toward the end of his life. Some of those details might bring to mind the life story of George Washington, and if those details included the name Lee, most of them would immediately sound like a description of Robert E. Lee's life. In fact, they only begin to scratch the surface of the life and career of Robert E. Lee's father, Henry Lee III, who is best known by the nickname "Light-Horse Harry" for the way he excelled as a cavalry officer during the Revolutionary War. When the Revolution began, the Continental Army sported numerous volunteers from Ireland, Scotland, virtually every European nation between France and Russia, and men from the northern and southern borders of the European continent. This is understandable, given that at the start of the war, military confrontations between the world powers had become so common that combat was raised to the status of a fine art, consuming a large portion of time for adolescent males in training and comprising a sizeable component of the economy. Weaponry was developed to a degree of quality not accessible to most North Americans, and European aristocrats were reared in the mastery of swordsmanship with an emphasis on the saber for military use. Likewise, the cavalry, buoyed by a tradition of expert horsemanship and saddle-based combat, was a fighting force largely beyond reach for colonists, which meant that fighting on horses was an undeveloped practice in the fledgling Continental Army, and the American military did not yet fully comprehend the value of cavalry units. Few sword masters were to find their way to North America in time for the war, and the typical American musket was a fair hunting weapon rather than a military one. Even the foot soldier knew little of European military discipline. All of this helps explain why, aside from George Washington, many Americans are likely able to name just as many foreign generals on the rebel side as American generals. While names like Lafayette, Pulaski, Kościuszko, and Baron von Steuben are quickly associated with the Revolution, American officers like Nathanael Greene, Anthony Wayne, Horatio Gates, Henry Knox, and Light-Horse Harry Lee are often overlooked. Over 200 years later, Lee is best remembered not for his military or political service, but for being Robert E. Lee's father, and all the attendant controversy that comes with his son's legacy. This is unfortunate, given that he was one of the most distinguished individuals of the age. Light-Horse Harry Lee: The Life of the Revolutionary War General and Father of Robert E. Lee profiles one of the Revolutionary War's most famous soldiers. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about Light-Horse Harry Lee like never before.

The Man Who Would Not Be Washington

Author : Jonathan Horn
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1476748578
Total Pages : 5 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (767 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis The Man Who Would Not Be Washington by : Jonathan Horn

Download or read book The Man Who Would Not Be Washington written by Jonathan Horn and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-05-10 with total page 5 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in hardcover in 2015 by Scribner.

The Lees of Virginia: Seven Generations of an American Family

Author : Paul C. Nagel
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0199754853
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (997 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis The Lees of Virginia: Seven Generations of an American Family by : Paul C. Nagel

Download or read book The Lees of Virginia: Seven Generations of an American Family written by Paul C. Nagel and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1990-08-16 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Lees of Virginia, Paul Nagel chronicles seven generations of Lees, from the family founder Richard to General Robert E. Lee, covering over two hundred years of American history. We meet Thomas Lee, who dreamed of America as a continental empire. His daughter was Hannah Lee Corbin, a non-conformist in lifestyle and religion, while his son, Richard Henry Lee, was a tempestuous figure who wore black silk over a disfigured hand when he made the motion in Congress for Independence. Another of Thomas' sons, Arthur Lee, created a political storm by his accusations against Benjamin Franklin. Arthur's cousin was Light-Horse Harry Lee, a controversial cavalry officer in the Revolutionary War, whose wild real estate speculation led to imprisonment for debt and finally self-exile in the Caribbean. One of Harry's sons, Henry Lee, further disgraced the family by seducing his sister-in-law and frittering away Stratford, the Lees' ancestral home. Another son, however, became the family's redeeming figure--Robert E. Lee, a brilliant tactician who is still revered for his lofty character and military success. In these and numerous other portraits, Nagel discloses how, from 1640 to 1870, a family spirit united the Lees, making them a force in Virginian and American affairs. Paul Nagel is a leading chronicler of families prominent in our history. His Descent from Glory, a masterful narrative account of four generations of Adamses, was hailed by The New Yorker as "intelligent, tactful, and spiritually generous," and Pulitzer Prize-winning historian W.A. Swanberg, in the Chicago Sun-Times, called it "a magnificent embarrassment of biographical riches." Now, in The Lees of Virginia, Nagel brings his skills to bear on another major American family, taking readers inside the great estates of the Old Dominion and the turbulent lives of the Lee men and women.

Married to My Sword

Author : Regina Jones-Carver
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781977232700
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (327 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Married to My Sword by : Regina Jones-Carver

Download or read book Married to My Sword written by Regina Jones-Carver and published by . This book was released on 2020-11-12 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Married To My Sword, is a comprehensive account of a family that struggled, triumphed, and overcome so many obstacles in the founding of this great country we call, the United States of America, it will bring to life the family formation, the importance of the planters, (the owners of the large plantations of the time), the relationships of signers of the Declaration of Independence, and the forming, undoing, and reforming of our great Constitution and Amendments. It is not a dry, or boring, account of history, but a warm, exciting, sexy, funny, and shocking, account of our history, told through letters, accounts, and family folklore. You will walk with me, through the pages of history, recalling memories and tales, you will visit homes that are now historical sites, many of which you can tour for yourself. There are births, deaths, marriages, family highs and lows, you will see for the first time the financial burdens the young founders and early planters faced, they took on financing the Revolutionary War, for there were no Government budgets, no wartime budgets, mainly because there were no taxes collected for our flowering country. I have accounted for the seven tea parties, that took place, one of them carried out by very brave and determined women, so thorough that they also dumped all the tea that was being illegally sold in shops along the water front. This book deals with some dark slavery, including the White, Chinese, and Irish people that were slaves. It deals with the, never talked about, education of Black Slaves on the plantation. The gardens and farm animals the slaves could own, trade, and eat. Often plantation children traded chicks and ducklings with the slave children, allowing "new" blood in thier breeding programs, like an early 4-H program if you wish. Light Horse Harry Lee had to use his own riches to finance uniforms, weapons, horses, and food for his some 350 troops, like so many other planters and officers, did at the time, the sacrifice was great for the plantation owners, it tells of the struggle on the home front how they stored caches of food, arms, and survival needs for the owners and the slaves. The extent they went to, to protect their homes, and properties, it also tells of the input of information owners gained from their slaves, and how the slaves voluntarily helped at this time of need, and survival. As the war comes to the halfway mark, Hery has not been home for some time, and General Washington, insisted he take a well-earned break, he visited his family and of course, his love, Matilda. He returns to the battlefield after only 3 weeks. That winter Light Horse realized he had not received orders from Gen, George Washington, and started inquiring of his whereabouts. He was to flee to Valley Forge and re-supply there, but things had gone terribly wrong, a wrong that was corrected by Light Horse and his men, saving the future President from certain death. As the war was ending, Light Horse Harry could return home and to his beloved Devine Matilda, safe in her arms al last.

Robert E. Lee: A Biography

Author : Emory M. Thomas
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393316319
Total Pages : 491 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (933 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Robert E. Lee: A Biography by : Emory M. Thomas

Download or read book Robert E. Lee: A Biography written by Emory M. Thomas and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 1997-06-17 with total page 491 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The best and most balanced of the Lee biographies."—New York Review of Books The life of Robert E. Lee is a story not of defeat but of triumph—triumph in clearing his family name, triumph in marrying properly, triumph over the mighty Mississippi in his work as an engineer, and triumph over all other military men to become the towering figure who commanded the Confederate army in the American Civil War. But late in life Lee confessed that he "was always wanting something." In this probing and personal biography, Emory Thomas reveals more than the man himself did. Robert E. Lee has been, and continues to be, a symbol and hero in the American story. But in life, Thomas writes, Lee was both more and less than his legend. Here is the man behind the legend.

The American Partisan

Author : John W. Hartmann
Publisher : White Mane Publishing Company
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis The American Partisan by : John W. Hartmann

Download or read book The American Partisan written by John W. Hartmann and published by White Mane Publishing Company. This book was released on 2000 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By 1780 Henry Lee had emerged a legend, a combat-hardened veteran of unparalleled daring and bravery.".

Light-Horse Harry Lee and Robert E. Lee

Author : Charles River Editors
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (157 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Light-Horse Harry Lee and Robert E. Lee by : Charles River Editors

Download or read book Light-Horse Harry Lee and Robert E. Lee written by Charles River Editors and published by . This book was released on 2020-02-19 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *Includes pictures *Includes excerpts of contemporary accounts *Includes a bibliography for further reading The proud Virginian entered the war in uncertain times, and there were understandable doubts about how well he could lead soldiers, but through a combination of skill and luck, he became one of his country's earliest and foremost military heroes. After the war, he would go on to a distinguished political career, and he would find himself caught up in civil unrest toward the end of his life. Some of those details might bring to mind the life story of George Washington, and if those details included the name Lee, most of them would immediately sound like a description of Robert E. Lee's life. In fact, they only begin to scratch the surface of the life and career of Robert E. Lee's father, Henry Lee III, who is best known by the nickname "Light-Horse Harry" for the way he excelled as a cavalry officer during the Revolutionary War. Aside from George Washington, many Americans are likely able to name just as many foreign generals on the rebel side as American generals. While names like Lafayette, Pulaski, Kościuszko, and Baron von Steuben are quickly associated with the Revolution, American officers like Nathanael Greene, Anthony Wayne, Horatio Gates, Henry Knox, and Light-Horse Harry Lee are often overlooked. Over 200 years later, Lee is best remembered not for his military or political service, but for being Robert E. Lee's father, and all the attendant controversy that comes with his son's legacy. This is unfortunate, given that he was one of the most distinguished individuals of the age. With the exception of George Washington, perhaps the most famous general in American history is Light-Horse Harry's son, despite the fact Robert E. Lee led the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia against the Union in the Civil War. Lee was imbued with a strong sense of honor and duty from the beginning, and as a top graduate of West Point, Lee had distinguished himself so well before the Civil War that President Lincoln asked him to command the entire Union Army. Lee famously declined, serving his home state of Virginia instead after it seceded. Lee is remembered today for constantly defeating the Union's Army of the Potomac in the Eastern theater from 1862-1865, considerably frustrating Lincoln and his generals. His leadership of his army led to him being deified after the war by some of his former subordinates, especially Virginians, and he came to personify the Lost Cause's ideal Southern soldier. His reputation was secured in the decades after the war as a general who brilliantly led his men to amazing victories against all odds. Despite his successes and his legacy, Lee wasn't perfect, and of all the battles Lee fought in, he was most criticized for Gettysburg, particularly his order of Pickett's Charge on the third and final day of the war. Despite the fact his principal subordinate and corps leader, General James Longstreet, advised against the charge, Lee went ahead with it, ending the army's defeat at Gettysburg with a violent climax that left half of the men who charged killed or wounded.Although the Civil War came to define Lee's legacy, he was involved in some of American history's other turning points, including the Mexican-American War and the capture of John Brown. Light-Horse Harry Lee and Robert E. Lee: The Lives and Military Careers of the Revolutionary War Hero and His More Famous Son profiles two of America's most famous generals. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about Light-Horse Harry and Robert E. Lee like never before.