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Douglas Southall Freeman

Born

in Lynchburg, Virginia, The United States

May 16, 1886

Died

June 13, 1953

Genre

Biographies & Memoirs, History

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The son of a Confederate veteran, Douglas Southall Freeman was long interested in the Civil War. A man of intense work ethic, he earned his PhD at 22, then balanced a journalist's demanding schedule with a historian's, as he churned out Lee's Dispatches (1915), the Pulitzer-Prize-winning four-volume R. E. Lee: A Biography (1934-35), Lee's Lieutenants: A Study in Command (1942-44), and finally, the multi-volume George Washington (1948-54). A respected historian, renown for his research, he garnered fame in his native Virginia and the friendship of major military figures. ...more

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Average rating: 4.32 · 6,289 ratings · 275 reviews · 233 distinct works • Similar authors

	Lee's Lieutenants: A Study in Command by Douglas Southall Freeman, Stephen W. Sears (Abridged by) 4.21 avg rating — 2,219 ratings — published 1940 — 54 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lee by Douglas Southall Freeman, James M. McPherson (Foreword), Richard B. Harwell (Abridged by) 4.27 avg rating — 1,812 ratings — published 1935 — 54 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lee's Lieutenants: A Study In Command (Volume I: Manassas to Malvern Hill) 4.40 avg rating — 475 ratings — published 1942 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Washington by Douglas Southall Freeman, Michael Kammen (Foreword), Dumas Malone (Afterword) 4.32 avg rating — 351 ratings — published 1957 — 35 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lee's Lieutenants: A Study in Command, Volume 2: Cedar Mountain to Chancellorsville 4.49 avg rating — 224 ratings — published 1943 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lee's Lieutenants: A Study In Command, Volume III: Gettysburg to Appomattox 4.55 avg rating — 212 ratings — published 1944 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	R. E. Lee: A Biography: Volume I 4.56 avg rating — 202 ratings — published 1934 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	R. E. Lee: A Biography Volume II 4.72 avg rating — 120 ratings — published 1934 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	R. E. Lee: A Biography Volume III 4.69 avg rating — 117 ratings — published 1935 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	R. E. Lee: A Biography Volume IV 4.74 avg rating — 104 ratings — published 1935 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Douglas Southall Freeman

Lee's Lieutenants (3 books)
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Douglas Southall Freeman

4.26 avg rating — 2,655 ratings

R. E. Lee: A Biography (4 books)
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Douglas Southall Freeman

4.66 avg rating — 542 ratings

George Washington (7 books)
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4.48 avg rating — 279 ratings

Quotes by Douglas Southall Freeman (?)

“We Virginians do not go to the storied shrines of the past to do worship but rather to gain inspiration.”
― Douglas Southall Freeman

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