The Man Who Would Not Be Washington: Robert E. Lee's Civil War and His Decision That Changed American History By Jonathan Horn

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The “compelling…modern and readable perpective” (USA TODAY) of Robert E. Lee, the brilliant soldier bound by marriage to George Washington’s family but turned by war against Washington’s crowning achievement, the Union.On the eve of the Civil War, one soldier embodied the legacy of George Washington and the hopes of leaders across a divided land. Both North and South knew Robert E. Lee as the son of Washington’s most famous eulogist and the son-in-law of Washington’s adopted child. Each side sought his service for high command. Lee could choose only one. In The Man Who Would Not Be Washington, former White House speechwriter Jonathan Horn reveals how the officer most associated with Washington went to war against the union that Washington had forged. This extensively researched and gracefully written biography follows Lee through married life, military glory, and misfortune. The story that emerges is more complicated, more tragic, and more illuminating than the familiar tale. More complicated because the unresolved question of slavery—the driver of disunion—was among the personal legacies that Lee inherited from Washington. More tragic because the Civil War destroyed the people and places connecting Lee to Washington in agonizing and astonishing ways. More illuminating because the battle for Washington’s legacy shaped the nation that America is today. As Washington was the man who would not be king, Lee was the man who would not be Washington. The choice was Lee’s. The story is America’s. A must-read for those passionate about history, The Man Who Would Not Be Washington introduces Jonathan Horn as a masterly voice in the field.

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As an old Civil War buff I have read the great biographies of Lee from Douglas Southall Freeman to Emory Thomas, Michael Korda . William C Davis ,Frank Vandiver and a host of other scholars. Therefore I must be honest and confess I found Horn s survey of Lee s service in the Civil War to be old hat though adequate to general reader not very conversant with Lee or the Civil War. What was good about this book was in the way in which General George Washington the Father of His Country influenced Robert E. Lee throughout the latter s sad and tragic life. Horn points out that":a. George Washington s granddaughter Mary married Robert E Lee. Mrs. Lee bore an uncanny resemblance to Martha Washington the spouse of George.b. Many of the artifacts of Washington were kept at the Lee estate at Arlington which was at one time owned by members of the George Washington Family.c. Lee reasoned that if Washington had fought the French during the French and Indian War while fighting on the side of Great Britain and then reversed himself by allying with the French in the American Revolution he had done much the same by serving as a Colonel in the United States Army and then fighting against the Federals in the Civil War.d. Lee and Washington both loved Virginia and were men of honor, integrity and self-control.e. Both Washington and Lee faced overwhelming odds:" Washington against the might of Great Britain and Lee who faced the huge Northern armies sent against his troops.f. Unlike the childless Washington., Lee had seven children.g. Both Washington and Lee were slaveholders though Lee freed the slaves he had inherited from Mary s family.h. Lee served as President of Washington College in the post-Civil War era. The school is now known as Washington and Lee. Horn follows Lee from his birth to Light Horse Harry Lee a famous cavalryman in the American Revolution who was a friend of George Washington. The elder Lee served as governor of Virginia and a s US Congressman but died deeply in debt due to gambling , drinking and failed land speculation in the West. Robert E. Lee rarely indulged in spirits and was a faithful husband to Mary. Light Horse Harry Lee and a cousin both signed the Declaration of Independence. Light Horse Harry eulogized Washington as ":First in War, first in Peace and first in the Hearts of his countrymen.": This is a relatively short and easy to read book which is based on sound research. It is the kind of volume which could well whet the appetite of younger persons to become interested in American History and the Civil War. Recommended

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