Title:
The man who would not be Washington : Robert E. Lee's Civil War and his decision that changed American history / Jonathan Horn.
ISBN:
9781476748566
9781476748573
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Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Scribner, 2015.
Physical Description:
xi, 369 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Contents:
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.
Summary:
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.--From publisher description.
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OCLC Number:
ocn897632324
Availability:
Burnsville - Burnhaven~1
