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Douglas southall freeman, the son of a confederate soldier, was born in lynchburg, virginia, in 1886. Lee, volume 1 by douglas southall freeman, paperback. Douglas southall freeman may 16, 1886 june, 1953 was an american historian, biographer, newspaper editor, radio commentator, and author. Douglas southall freeman if you find our videos helpful you. I never intended to read douglas southall freemans pulitzer prizewinning fourvolume biography of robert e. A biography douglas southall freeman first edition. Lee, the famous civil war historian penned a short account of an intriguing and unhappy episode in robert e. Sep 21, 2015 tucked away in a brief footnote within later editions of douglas southall freeman s monumental four volume r. Following the immediate critical success of lee s dispatches, author douglas southall freeman was approached by new york publisher charles scribners sons and invited to write a biography of robert e. A sweeping narrative that presents a multiple biography against the flameshot background of the american civil war, it is the story of the. Jul 15, 2014 the internet can be indescribably awesome sometimes. Lee, i was surprised to find that much the larger part of the source material had never been consulted. He is best known for his multivolume biographies of robert e. He was commissioned to write a onevolume biography of lee in 1915, but his research and writings over two decades produced four large volumes.
Historian and editor, freeman was one of our nations leading authorities on the history of the confederacy. A biography, volume 1 douglas southall freeman snippet view 1936. One of the richest personal accounts 2000 criticism from authors in the lost cause movement attacked longstreets war career for many years after his death. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. It was a richly deserved honor, for freeman s biography of the distinguished virginian went on to become one of the most celebrated of all american biographies, a favorite of general george marshall and president dwight eisenhower, among many others. Lee was greeted with critical acclaim when it was first published in. Douglas southall freeman learned his military tactics and strategy covering the first world war for a newspaper. Lee a biography by douglas southall freeman first edition near fine condition original, solidlybound, complete, fourvolume, antique book set loaded with wonderful illustrations, photos, and maps. Douglas southall freeman, american journalist and author noted for writings on the confederacy. The four volume biography was published in 1934 and 1935. Douglas southall freemans pulitzerprizewinning biography of robert e. This reissue chronicles all the major aspects and highlights of the generals military career, from his stunning accomplishments. Please search or browse our inventory of hard to find, out of print, used, and rare books.
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