Robert E Lee - First Book Author:Marian G. Cannon A biography of the general who commanded the Confederate Army during the Civil War. — ------ — A look at the brave and honorable man who refused President Lincoln's offer to command the Union Army in order to join the South in the Civil War. — =================== — {Robert E. Lee's} early life, education, and courtship of his wife are detailed. (Se... more »veral times, his future mother-in-law is referred to as ``Mrs. Lee.'') Fine-quality archival and full-color photographs, maps, and reproductions {are included.} {The book does not go} into much detail on the military aspects of the war; Cannon does detail Lee's difficulty in choosing sides. {An introduction to a key figure} in the Civil War, especially for students with no background in the subject or for hi-lo readers.
--Elizabeth M. Reardon, McCallie School, Chattanooga, TN
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