Lee after the war.
Publisher: Dodd, Mead
Published: 1963
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 242
Subjects: Lee, Robert E. 1807-1870.; Generals -- Confederate States of America -- Biography.; College presidents -- United States -- Biography.
Genres: Biography.
Description: "His army shattered, his cause lost, Lee at the close of the Civil War seemed destined to spend his final years as a prisoner on parole. Yet it is possible that he left a deeper mark on America's history in the four years after Appomattox than during the war." "In this book, Marshall Fishwick, who teaches at Washington and Lee, gives us a close and sympathetic view of the General after the war. His point of view is that of a historian who has lived among the scenes where Lee spent his post-bellum years. The result is a fascinating new interpretation of one of the greatest and most generous men in American history."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliography.