Robert E. Lee

by Henry Steele Commager

A biography of the commander of the Confederate armies, describing his family life, his career, and his campaigns during the Civil War.

Genres: Biography, Childrens, History

119 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 1951

About the author

Henry Steele Commager was an American historian who helped define Modern liberalism in the United States for two generations through his 40 books and 700 essays and reviews.

Reviews

[Megan Miller · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this and learned from it. The illustrations are nice as well.

[Kiki · Rating 3 out of 5]

Round about 2nd grade my teacher took the class to the library and told us we all had to pick out a biography instead of fiction. I was very disappointed. But I picked a book about a guy I'd never heard of, Robert E. Lee, and read it. Teachers can be so sneaky! I discovered history could be as interesting as fiction.

In order to add this to Goodreads I had to scan the titles of old biographies of Lee, looking to see if I could remember the one I read. I think this one's it, although I can't be sure…

[Sharon Buxton · Rating 2 out of 5]

C. nonfiction, biography, children's nonfiction, upper elementary, deals mostly with military life, some facts about his life are questionable/perhaps sugar-coated; from stash, discard

[Roy · Rating 4 out of 5]

First book I can remember my mother reading to me.