Robert E Lee The Marble Man

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Robert e lee the marble man. Connelly believes the lost cause theory is not based upon historical fact but upon a quasi religious. The making of robert e. In more modern times the uss robert e. Lee s famous nickname at west point given by a classmate who saw him riding by was the marble man a distinctly curious image to apply to an 18 or 19 year old boy.

To those americans who revere him sadly a dwindling number these days robert e. The battle of sharpsburg was the beginning of the end and it was by far one of the most tragic conflicts i have ever taken part in. Lee was both a military genius and a spiritual leader considered by many southerners and nonsoutherners alike to have been a near saint. The marble man s sense of humor paperback january 31 2006 by thomas forehand jr.

Lee a george washington class submarine built in 1958 was named for lee as was the m3 lee tank produced in 1941 and 1942. Friday january 23 2009. In the marble man a leading civil war military historian examines the hold of lee on the american mind and traces the campaign in historiography that elevated him to national hero status. Lee won the race.

Connelly does not stop there for lee is the paragon of the lost cause theory of the civil war. With the exception of abraham lincoln lee became the most familiar figure of the war. The marble man carries on the re analysis of lee s generalship implicit in fuller s work and goes beyond that to analyze lee as a person. The steamboat inspired the 1912 song waiting for the robert e.

Lee is still much a marble man. I remember looking at my troops while standing on. The noble face of the antebellum south the tragic embodiment of the lost cause the perfect man as a contemporary deemed him. Author 3 3 out of 5 stars 5 ratings.

In the marble man a leading civil war military historian examines the hold of lee on the american mind and traces the campaign in historiography that elevated him to national hero status. Lee by lewis f. Lee and his image in american society. The first real crack in the pedestal upon which lee had been placed came in 1977 with the publication of thomas l.

Lee was both a military genius and a spiritual leader considered by many southerners and nonsoutherners alike to have been a near saint. Fast and free shipping free returns cash on delivery available on eligible purchase. Robert the marble man e. Even his admirers are unaware of the some of the more interesting details of the life of.

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