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The Maxims Of Robert E. Lee For Young Gentlemen: Advice, Admonitions, and Anecdotes on Christian Duty and Wisdom from the Life of General Lee
written by Richard G. Williams Jr.
Studio : Pelican Publishing Company
by Pelican Publishing Company
Publisher : Pelican Publishing Company
Released : 2005-03-31
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Number of Items : 1
EAN : 9781589803107
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 7 reviews)
List Price : $12.95
Our Price : $8.87
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Book Description |
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All his life, Robert E. Lee relied upon his faith for strength and guidance not only in troubled times, but also as the foundation upon which he based all of his dealings with others. In this age where self-interest often rules, these short statements, often jotted by General Lee at odd moments, provide young readers with some of the qualities that Lee practiced himself: humility, erudition, faith, duty, wisdom, and respect for all God's creations. Each section is preceded by a brief anecdote from his life, and each of the quotes is described with the time and circumstance. |
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The Maxims of Rober E. Lee For YOung Gentlemen |
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I am a KA and am proud of this book. It not only gives a rounded picture of the General but also lets us in on his thought processes for one of the toughest times of our nations history. |
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Lee: A Role Model & Example for everyone |
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This is a great book for youth of today! btw, Lee did own slaves, but he freed them during the Civil War. These slaves were given him by his father-in-law. I love to copy these maxims & post them in my room to remember. Lee is a hero of the South, but the North also respected him. Grant, US Gen., was a friend of Lee. And after the war, he asked US Congress/President to protect Lee from the Northerners who wanted him imprisoned or worse. This book should be in everyone's library! |
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A great man. |
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Robert E. Lee was surely a giant among men. Even in defeat, he stood tall. Sister Sledge repeats an old libel by claiming that he treated the slaves under his care badly. There is no evidence that he even had them flogged. In fact, in 1856 he wrote: "There are few, I believe, in this enlightened age, who will not acknowledge that slavery as an institution is a moral and political evil." This is not the kind of man who wished to perpetuate slavery. |
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Robert E. Lee is no role model |
One of the enduring myths that members of the neo-Confederate movement rely on is that Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee was a moral and admirable person. This book is part of that hagiography. However, in reality, Lee was a typical slave owning Southern aristocrat of his time. He owned at least a half-dozen slaves in his own name, a woman and her children. (Many slave owners fathered children with slave women, though it is not known if Lee was the father of Nancy's children.) In addition, Lee controlled sixty-three of his father-in-law's slaves as the executor of his will for five years. The slaves had been promised their freedom on the death of their master. During that time Lee had control of the estate he hired them out and used the profits to pay his debts. When a few of the slaves ran away, he had them recaptured. As punishment, Lee had the escapees whipped and salt rubbed into their wounds. In addition to hands-on support of slavery, Lee drafted the part of the Confederate Constitution that guarantees slavery into perpetuity.
Mainstream historians have rejected the myth of Lee the Christian gentleman and role model, opting for realism in portrayals of him. However, some members of the neo-Confederate movement, including the authors of this book, continue to promote claims about the general that are based more in fantasy than reality. It seems apparent that only people who are willing to ignore Lee's support of and participation in America's greatest wrong -- chattel slavery -- can believe that he was a person worthy of admiration. |
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An Authentic Hero |
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Samuel Johnson once quipped, "Any man honored by both his enemies and his compatriots is a man worthy of our closet attentions-for in him you may be sure to find authenticity. After all, authenticity is the rarest of all human traits." Of all the men who fought during the un-Civil War Between the States only R.E. Lee stands out as universally praised by both sides. The English historian Paul Johnson had this to say about Lee: "General Lee has accomplished in both life and death what few, indeed, hardly any have ever accomplished in all of the annals of history: ubiquitous respect, renown, and acclaim." In this concise and handy little book of Maxims, Richard Williams Jr. has provided us a window into the man who accomplished ubiquitous respect, renown, and acclaim. In a generation dearth of real heroes it is vital that we put before our children men of valor, duty, and courage. One need look no further than to the example of Robert Edward Lee to see these principles brilliantly exemplified. This is a book that can be read in one sitting, but you will not want to read it just once. If you are like myself you will use this book over and over again. My copy is already marked up and the pages ruffled from where I keep drinking from the wonderful wisdom of the man. It's my hope that with the publication of books like this one, we may yet again see a generation of leaders who embody the principles of Robert E. Lee. |
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