Horn, Jonathan
The man who would not be Washington Robert E. Lee's Civil War and his decision that changed American history Robert E. Lee's Civil War and his decision that changed history Jonathan Horn - First Scribner hardcover edition. - New York Scribner 2015 - xi, 369 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates illustrations, maps 24 cm
Includes Index and Bibliography
Introduction: the view -- 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.
On the eve of the Civil War, one soldier embodied the legacy of George Washington and the hopes of leaders across a divided land. Both North and South knew Robert E. Lee as the son of George Washington's most famous eulogist and the son-in-law of Washington's adopted child. Each side sought his service for high command. Lee could choose only one. Here, former White House speechwriter Jonathan Horn reveals how the officer most associated with Washington went to war against the Union that Washington had forged. This extensively researched and gracefully written biography follows Lee through married life, military glory, and misfortune. The story that emerges is more complicated, more tragic, and more illuminating than the familiar tale. As Washington was the man who would not be king, Lee was the man who would not be Washington. The choice was Lee's. The story is America's.--From publisher description.
9781476748566 (hardcover) 147674856X (hardcover) 9781476748566 147674856X 9781476748566
2014029702
Lee, Robert E. 1807-1870
Washington, George 1732-1799 --Influence
Confederate States of America Army
Generals--Confederate States of America
Generals
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States.
United States--Confederate States of America.
973.73092 Hor 15
The man who would not be Washington Robert E. Lee's Civil War and his decision that changed American history Robert E. Lee's Civil War and his decision that changed history Jonathan Horn - First Scribner hardcover edition. - New York Scribner 2015 - xi, 369 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates illustrations, maps 24 cm
Includes Index and Bibliography
Introduction: the view -- 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.
On the eve of the Civil War, one soldier embodied the legacy of George Washington and the hopes of leaders across a divided land. Both North and South knew Robert E. Lee as the son of George Washington's most famous eulogist and the son-in-law of Washington's adopted child. Each side sought his service for high command. Lee could choose only one. Here, former White House speechwriter Jonathan Horn reveals how the officer most associated with Washington went to war against the Union that Washington had forged. This extensively researched and gracefully written biography follows Lee through married life, military glory, and misfortune. The story that emerges is more complicated, more tragic, and more illuminating than the familiar tale. As Washington was the man who would not be king, Lee was the man who would not be Washington. The choice was Lee's. The story is America's.--From publisher description.
9781476748566 (hardcover) 147674856X (hardcover) 9781476748566 147674856X 9781476748566
2014029702
Lee, Robert E. 1807-1870
Washington, George 1732-1799 --Influence
Confederate States of America Army
Generals--Confederate States of America
Generals
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States.
United States--Confederate States of America.
973.73092 Hor 15