Robert E. Lee: A Life Portrait [Hardcover]

David J. Eicher (Author), Gary W. Gallagher (Introduction), Robert E. Lee IV (Foreword)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 1997

The definitive collection of photographs, important paintings, original engravings, and significant documents. Although the Civil War years are accented, Lee's early years, the Mexican War, and the postwar years in Lexington are also explored.

Editorial Reviews

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Robert E. Lee:A Life Protrait is a fresh look at the images of this fascinating individual. Eicher's writing style is fluid and captivatingand it holds your interest throughout the book. For the Lee fan, the Confederate reader, and the Civial War buff in general, this presentation of the imagery of Robert E. Lee is unsurpassed. This volume is highly recommended. (Civil War News )

Robert E. Lee:A Life Protrait is a fresh look at the images of this fascinating individual. Eicher's writing style is fluid and captivatingand it holds your interest throughout the book. For the Lee fan, the Confederate reader, and the Civial War buff in general, this presentation of the imagery of Robert E. Lee is unsurpassed. This volume is highly recommended. (Civil War News )

About the Author

David J. Eicher, author of Civil War Battlefields, lives in Waukesha, Wisconsin. Robert E. Lee IV lives in Bethesda, Maryland. Gary W. Gallagher, author of Lee and His Generals in War and Memory, lives in Charlottesville, Virginia.

David J. Eicher, author of Civil War Battlefields, lives in Waukesha, Wisconsin. Robert E. Lee IV lives in Bethesda, Maryland. Gary W. Gallagher, author of Lee and His Generals in War and Memory, lives in Charlottesville, Virginia. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 240 pages
• Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing (October 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0878339507
• ISBN-13: 978-0878339501
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.5 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,266,159 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Robert E. Lee AMERICA'S GENERAL, August 20, 1999

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This review is from: Robert E. Lee: A Life Portrait (Hardcover)

Robert E. Lee was America's General. He was a great man who'd legacy is to be told forever. He did not support the radical slavery movements of the south but did love his native state. He was a calm and bold gentleman who's gentle face and lovig nature made him a legend in his own right. Lee deserves the honor that is preserved in this book. This book captures the true beauty of AMERICA'S GENERAL.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent reference on Lee, October 9, 1997

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Ronald R. Seagrave - See all my reviews

This review is from: Robert E. Lee: A Life Portrait (Hardcover)

This text should be in every Civil War collectors library.

3 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Could have Been Great !!!, July 25, 2001

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Mark A., Costa (Ohio, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Robert E. Lee: A Life Portrait (Hardcover)

This book certainly had a lot of potential. Unfortunatly there are too many errors. Some very obvious --- Samuel Cooper was not REL's brother in law. He was REL's brother's brother in law by marriage. And the photographs are not always correctly captioned. The dust jacket sleeve mentions over 70 some photos. But Lee was only photographed around 40 times. Some photos he counts twice when in reality they are of a same pose. And some photos could have been larger so the reader could actually see the beauty of the photograph. And some photos that have been discovered many years ago were simply not even in the book. This book could have great but the author did not do enough homework. He needs to go back and try again using better researchers.