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Civil War historian Guelzo (Council of Humanities, Princeton Univ.; Reconstruction: A Concise History) paints a nuanced portrait of Confederate Army general Robert E. Lee (1807–70) in this superb biography. He posits that Lee spent his life attempting to pull himself from under the cloud of his father's legacy and abandonment. Lee graduated from West Point and sought a career in the U.S. Army for the reliable ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More