Robert E. Lee
By: David C. King.
Series: Triangle histories. The Civil War; Triangle histories.
Publisher: Blackbirch Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Woodbridge, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 104
Subjects: Lee, Robert E. 1807-1870 -- Juvenile literature.; Lee, Robert E. 1807-1870.; Confederate States of America. Army -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Generals -- Confederate States of America -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Generals.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns -- Juvenile literature.; Confederate States of America.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
Genres: Juvenile literature.; Biography
Description: Reviews the military career of the man who, at the start of the Civil War, refused an offer to take command of all Union armies and, instead, became a hero of the Confederacy.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 102) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Preface: The Civil War 4; title: Introduction: "The Wrong Train" 8; title: Chapter 1 The Reluctant Soldier 11; title: Chapter 2 Turning the Tide 31; title: Chapter 3 Back on the Defensive 49; title: Chapter 4 The South's Great Gamble 57; title: Chapter 5 Putting Off the Inevitable 83 Postcript 96; title: Glossary 101; title: For More Information 102; title: Index 103.