Robert E. Lee

World Leaders Past & Present

by Warren Brown, Harold Bloom, Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. (Introduction)

Born in 1807, Robert E. Lee, son of the revolutionary war hero General Henry 'Light-Horse Harry' Lee, spent his childhood in Alexandria, Virginia, anticipating a military career. After attending the U. S. Military Academy at West Point, from which he graduated second in his class in 1829, Lee became a lieutenant in the U. S. Army.

120 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1992

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Brown makes you want to run to the kitchen and start baking!"