Robert E Lee The Marble Man

In the marble man a leading civil war military historian examines the hold of lee on the american mind and traces the campaign in historiography that elevated him to national hero status.

Robert e lee the marble man.

I remember looking at my troops while standing on. The making of robert e. I have had the longest and most disappointing days in my life. The marble man carries on the re analysis of lee s generalship implicit in fuller s work and goes beyond that to analyze lee as a person.

Lee at 5 47 pm 1 comment. In the marble man a leading civil war military historian examines the hold of lee on the american mind and traces the campaign in historiography that elevated him to national hero status. Lee s famous nickname at west point given by a classmate who saw him riding by was the marble man a distinctly curious image to apply to an 18 or 19 year old boy. Lee won the race.

The marble man s sense of humor paperback january 31 2006 by thomas forehand jr. Lee was both a military genius and a spiritual leader considered by many southerners and nonsoutherners alike to have been a near saint. Lee is still much a marble man. Friday january 23 2009.

Lee by lewis f. Connelly does not stop there for lee is the paragon of the lost cause theory of the civil war. To those americans who revere him sadly a dwindling number these days robert e. The noble face of the antebellum south the tragic embodiment of the lost cause the perfect man as a contemporary deemed him.

Lee and his image in american society by connelly thomas lawrence online on amazon ae at best prices. Buy the marble man. Author 3 3 out of 5 stars 5 ratings. The steamboat inspired the 1912 song waiting for the robert e.

Lee and his image in american society. Connelly believes the lost cause theory is not based upon historical fact but upon a quasi religious. Robert the marble man e. Even his admirers are unaware of the some of the more interesting details of the life of.

Fast and free shipping free returns cash on delivery available on eligible purchase. The first real crack in the pedestal upon which lee had been placed came in 1977 with the publication of thomas l. Lee was both a military genius and a spiritual leader considered by many southerners and nonsoutherners alike to have been a near saint. The battle of sharpsburg was the beginning of the end and it was by far one of the most tragic conflicts i have ever taken part in.

With the exception of abraham lincoln lee became the most familiar figure of the war.