Robert E. Lee An Album

by Thomas, Emory M.

• ISBN13: 9780393047783
• ISBN10: 0393047784
• Edition: 00
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-12-17
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Summary

It is our good fortune that the life of Robert E. Lee, hero of the Confederacy and a giant in American history, coincided with the early years of photography. It is thus possible for Emory M. Thomas, author of the highly acclaimed recent biography of Lee, to assemble a wealth of images that, with engaging and extended captions, give us a picture of the man and his times impossible to render with words alone. Lee as commander of the Southern army is an imposing vision held by most Americans. 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 are the people, places, objects, and events that intersected with Lee's life, a full and fascinating pictorial biography.

Author Biography

Emory M. Thomas is Regents Professor at the University of Georgia.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	7	(2)
Introduction	9	(3)
Young Man Lee	12	(24)
Robert Lee at Midlife	36	(12)
``...Bearded like a pard, jealous in honour...''	48	(12)
General Without an Army	60	(8)
Annus Mirabilis	68	(16)
Stress and Socks	84	(14)
Officer in Academe	98	(12)
Apotheosis	110	(14)
A Chronology	124	(4)
Robert Edward Lee
Index	128