1934 douglas freeman biography books

Now as we prepare to tear Robert E. Lee's statues down and scrub his name off all public buildings this might be a good time to learn a little more about him. To do that read Freeman's four volume Pulitzer Prize wining biography.

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What you will learn is that Lee never asked for any statues and will be just as happy once they are taken down.

Lee was a larger than life figure from an unbelievably impressive background who attended West Point because his mother had no money. She was on her own because Lee's Revolutionary War hero father, "Light Horse" Harry Lee went bonkers and speculated away the families wealth.

"Light Horse" Harry Lee gave the eulogy at George Washington's funeral uttering the immortal encomium, "First in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen."

Lee married Mary Custis the daughter of George Washington's adopted son. They lived on a plantation that was passed down to Mary from the country's first presiden