Robert E. Lee: An Album

by Emory M. Thomas

Book Overview

It is our good fortune that the life of Robert E. Lee, hero of the Confederacy and a giant in American history, coincided with the early years of photography. It is thus possible for Emory M. Thomas, author of the highly acclaimed recent biography of Lee, to assemble a wealth of images that, with engaging and extended captions, give us a picture of the man and his times impossible to render with words alone. Lee as commander of the Southern army is...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393047784
• ISBN13: 9780393047783
• Release Date: February 2000
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 135 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.9" x 10.3"

Customer Reviews

Robert E. Lee pictorial

This Emory Thomas pictorial of Robet E. Lee is culled from loaned photographs from the Lee family archives and more. I highly reccomend this pictorial & essay from Emory Thomas to anyone with a keen interest of Lee. It is a perfect bedside reading companion to Dr. Thomas's earlier masterpiece on Lee and his character/life. For those who never had to chance to study under Regent Proffessor Emory Thomas- Emeritus at the University of Georgia or hear one of his lectures on Lee's final days,it is required reading for you. You will find it as a great investment of your time and money from cover to cover.

Robert E. Lee in Pictures

Without a doubt I have been a diehard fan of Emory Thomas since I attended one of his guest lectures promoting the highly acclaimed biography on the man and soldier Robert E. Lee. His words on the death of LEE were most memorable.His recent pictorial essay embodied in this new publication chroniclizes Lee throughout his lifetime in vintage photographs. When I met Lee's great grand daughter Anne Carter Zimmer, I realized that some rather poignant pictures existed, but this book supports the fact.This book should be purchased as a bedtime companion to Thomas's brilliant biography of the icon we know as Lee. The layout and selection of photographs in this publication truly satisfy one's soul in meditative reflection. Don't miss.