Robert E. Lee A Reference Guide to His Life and Works

Robert E. Lee is regarded as a brilliant military commander and also for his inspiring achievements on behalf of the new nation in the five years after the Civil War. Robert E. Lee: A Reference Guide to His Life and Works is an historical reference of Lee and his achievements.

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James I. Robertson, Jr., served as Executive Director the U. S. Civil War Centennial Commission and worked closely with Presidents Kennedy and Johnson in marking the national commemoration of the war. He also was an active member of the Virginia Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission, which led America’s remembrance of the 150th anniversary of the nation-making struggle. During the Sesquicentennial period, he became father of the state’s new official song, “Our Great Virginia.” He is the founding executive director of the Virginia Center for Civil War Studies research and education center. He is considered the preeminent scholar on ConfederateLieutenant GeneralThomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson. Robertson was the Chief Historical Consultant in the 2003 Warner Brothers film Gods and Generals, which prominently features Stonewall Jackson.

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Robert E. Lee is regarded as a brilliant military commander and also for his inspiring achievements on behalf of the new nation in the five years after the Civil War. Robert E. Lee: A Reference Guide to His Life and Works is an historical reference of Lee and his achievements.

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• Autori: James I. Robertson, James Robertson, James I. Jr. Robertson, James I. Robertson Jr.
• Editore: Rowman and Littlefield
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Copertina rigida
• Data pubblicazione: 31.01.2019
• Categoria: Libri per bambini e per ragazzi > Saggi / saggi illustrati > Tematiche generali, opere di consultazione
• EAN: 9781538113486
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-1348-6
• Numero di pagine: 206
• Raccomandazione d'eta': 8 a 17 anni
• Serie: Significant Figures in World H; Significant Figures in World History; Significant Figures in World H
• Categorie: USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Education, reconstruction, biography, American History, Virginia, Civil War, History & the past: general interest (Children's / Teenage), HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / History / Military & Wars, YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Historical, c 1800 to c 1900, People & places (Children's / Teenage), Patriotism, United States of America, USA, South, History of the Americas, Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past, Warfare, battles, armed forces (Children's / Teenage), Confederate States, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Biography and autobiography, 1861–1877 (American Civil War period and the era of Reconstruction), Children’s / Teenage general interest: Warfare, battles, armed forces, Lee family