The Lost Indictment of Robert E. Lee: The Forgotten Case against an American Icon by Reeves, John - 2018-07-15

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2018-07-15. Hardcover. Like New.

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2018-07-15. Hardcover. New.

Rowman & Littlefield Publisher. New. New Rowman & Littlefield Publisher, 2018 New For over twenty-five years, John Reeves has been working to make complex subjects more interesting and accessible for students and general readers For 15 years he taught European and American history at colleges in Chicago, the Bronx, and London More recently, as an editor and writer at The Motley Fool, he produced investing-related content for millions of readers He resides in Washington, DCHistory has been kind to Robert E Lee Woodrow Wilson believed General Lee was a "model to men who would be morally great" Douglas Southall Freeman, who won a Pulitzer Prize for his four-volume biography of Lee, described his subject as "one of a small company of great men in whom there is no inconsistency to be explained, no enigma to be solved" Winston Churchill called him "one of the noblest Americans who ever lived" Until recently, there was even a stained glass window devoted to Lee's life at the National Cathedral in… Read More

Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield. Fine copy in fine dust jacket. 2018. 1st. hardcover. 8vo, 249 pp. .

First edition hardcover, which is signed and inscribed by the author.History has been kind to Robert E. Lee. Woodrow Wilson believed General Lee was a "model to men who would be morally great." Douglas Southall Freeman, who won a Pulitzer Prize for his four-volume biography of Lee, described his subject as "one of a small company of great men in whom there is no inconsistency to be explained, no enigma to be solved." Winston Churchill called him "one of the noblest Americans who ever lived." Until recently, there was even a stained glass window devoted to Lee's life at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.Immediately after the Civil War, however, many northerners believed Lee should be hanged for treason and war crimes. Americans will be surprised to learn that in June of 1865 Robert E. Lee was indicted for treason by a Norfolk, Virginia grand jury. In his instructions to the grand jury, Judge John C. Underwood described treason as "wholesale murder," and declared that the instigators of the… Read More

Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc, 2018. Hardcover. New. 250 pages. 9.50x6.25x1.25 inches.

Hardback. New. Defeated on the battlefield, Robert E. Lee soon faced the wrath of vengeful northerners, including indictment for treason just weeks after the Civil War ended. This book tells the forgotten story of Lee's indictment and the slow process by which his memory was transformed from traitor to American icon.

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