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Author:
Horn, Jonathan, 1982-
Title:
The man who would not be Washington [sound recording] : Robert E. Lee's Civil War and his decision that changed history / Jonathan Horn.
Format:
[sound recording] :
Publisher:
Recorded Books,
Copyright Date:
2015
Description:
8 audio discs (9.5 hrs) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Subject:
Lee, Robert E.--(Robert Edward),--1807-1870.
Generals--Confederate States of America--Biography.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Biography.
Washington, George,--1732-1799--Influence.
Lee, Robert E.--(Robert Edward),--1807-1870.
Generals--Confederate States of America--Biography.
United States--History--1861-1865, Civil War.
Washington, George,--1732-1799--Influence.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-346) and index. Read by David Drummond.
Contents:
Part I. Antebellum -- Foundering father -- A Potomac son -- Lee's union -- Part II. Casus belli -- Half slave, half free -- Washington's sword -- The decision -- Part III. Bellum -- The battle for Arlington -- The last heir -- White House burning -- Emancipation -- The indispensable man -- The cemetery -- Part IV. Postbellum -- Washington and Lee -- Epilogue: the bridge.
Summary:
A biography of Confederate Army General Robert E. Lee.
Indexed by:
Library Journal Starred, November 2014
Publisher's Weekly, November 2014
Library Journal Starred
Publisher's Weekly
ISBN:
9781476748566
147674856X
1476748578
9781476748573
Locations:
SIPD314 -- James Kennedy Public Library (Dyersville)

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