Robert E. Lee: First Solder of the Confederacy

by Earle Rice Jr.

A young adult biography of Confederate Army Commander Robert E. Lee This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1931798478
• ISBN13: 9781931798471
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Morgan Reynolds Publishing
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.6" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 11 to 15 years
• Grade Range: Grades 6 to 10

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A biography for young adults about the famous Confederate general of the American Civil War

Robert E. Lee: First Soldier Of The Confederacy is a biography for young adults about the famous Confederate general of the American Civil War, Robert E. Lee. From his early childhood, to the education he sought at West Point Military Academy in order to spare his impoverished mother the expense of paying for his tuition, to his difficult military career and his fateful decision to serve the Confederate army, to the late years of his life, Robert E. Lee: First Soldier Of The Confederacy chronicles the facts about Lee's contribution to history. Biographer Earle Rice Jr. also offers a glimpse into Lee's personality through chosen quotes, such as Lee's admonishment to a young man who thought his time in the army was wasted: "However long you live and whatever you accomplish, you will find that the time you spent in the Confederate army was the most profitably spent portion of your life." Black-and-white as well as color photographs and illustrations add a visual touch to this faithful and highly accessible chronicle of Robert E. Lee's life.