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Robert E. Lee seemed destined for greatness. His father was a Revolutionary War hero and at West Point he graduated second in his class! In 1861, when the Southern states seceded from the Union, Lee was offered the opportunity to command the Union forces. However, even though he was against the war, his loyalty to his home state of Virginia wouldn’t let him fight for the North. Despite the South’s ultimate defeat, General Robert E. Lee remains one of the United States’ true military heroes.
Series: Who Was...?
Paperback: 112 pages
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap; DGS edition (June 26, 2014)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0448479095
ISBN-13: 978-0448479095
Product Dimensions: 5.3 x 0.3 x 7.6 inches
Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #106,110 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #21 in Books > Children's Books > Education & Reference > History > United States > Civil War Era #46 in Books > Children's Books > Biographies > Political #77 in Books > Children's Books > Education & Reference > History > Military & Wars
Age Range: 8 - 12 years
Grade Level: 3 - 7
Page 67 discusses Lee's rise to command of the Army of Northern Virginia. Anyone remotely familiar with this knows that commanding general, Joseph Johnston, was wounded in the fighting of Seven Pines (or Fair Oaks), heading off McClellan's thrust at Richmond, Virginia. This book writes:"Then disaster struck- Confederate General Johnston was wounded during the battle at Shiloh, Tennessee. Who could take his place? Robert E. Lee." This SOOOOOO mangled it's difficult to sort it out.Seven Pines was fought on May 31-June 1, 1862, in Virginia. The Confederate force was the Army of Northern Virginia. Joseph Johnston was in command and was wounded.Shiloh (Pittsburgh Landing) was fought April 6-7, 1862. The Confederate force was the Army of Mississippi. Albert Sidney Johnston was in command and died.It seems clear that this book was written by someone who knew just enough about the War between the States to get herself in trouble, by confusing the two Johnstons. That could be forgiven, except that ANY biography of Lee is going to reference the relationship between J. Johnston and Lee, and anyone familiar with the war knows that there were a myriad of Johnstons and Johnsons...I won't even go into errors of the summary of his views on slavery... This book is drivel... A HUGE DISAPPOINTMENT
This is a great way to teach history to our young people. I really do like this book and the others in the series as well. It is very readable and the illustrations are nice. It is easy to understand and reading it would not take an enormous amount of time which is great especially for our reluctant readers. I am very pleased with this book about Robert E Lee.
Great book to help younger children learn more about Robert E Lee. My son had to do a project on this topic and the book provided him with the information he needed. I would recommend for this purpose!
This book was great for my son's 2nd grade biography presentation report. It was a fairly easy read for him and he is not one that enjoys reading, but he did enjoy this book.
This book was very enjoyable. I learned a lot about Robert E Lee. In the end he is an honorable man who did the best he could.
Love this series of books! It is awesome for my 1-3rd grade groups. Its a simple way to read about biographies!
it is a good biography book and it is good for kids also people who like to read about the civil war
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