The making of Robert E. Lee
By: Michael Fellman.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Random House
Published: 2000
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 360
Subjects: Lee, Robert E. 1807-1870; Lee, Robert E. 1807-1870 -- Political and social views; Confederate States of America. Army -- Biography; Generals -- Confederate States of America -- Biography; Gentry -- Southern States -- Biography
Genres: Biography.
Description: "The Making of Robert E. Lee reveals the flesh-and-blood Lee - not to expose him but to better understand a man who was perhaps the most fervent practitioner of the Southern code of conduct, behind which he camouflaged much of his character.".

"With insight into Robert E. Lee's personal and public lives, Michael Fellman humanizes this one-dimensional icon, placing him within history rather than above it. With both detachment and compassion, Fellman probes beneath the surface to show Lee as a deeply conflicted man, one with sometimes surprising views on sexuality, family, religion, and politics, as well as military practice."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [313]-342) and index.