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The Lees of Virginia

Seven Generations of an American Family

by Paul C. Nagel
Edward Lewis
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The descendants of Richard and Anne Lee, among the first families of Virginia, have occupied a preeminent place in American history. Two were signers of the Declaration of Independence, several others distinguished themselves during the Revolutionary War, and one, Robert E. Lee, remains the most widely known as a Civil War legend.

In The Lees of Virginia, Paul Nagel chronicles seven generations of Lees, covering over two hundred years of American history. We meet the dreamers and the nonconformists, the controversial and tempestuous personalities, the disgracers of the family name—and, of course, the family's redeeming figure: Robert E. Lee, a brilliant military tactician whose ruling motto was self-denial and who saw God's hand in all things. In these and numerous other portraits, Nagel discloses how, from 1640 to 1870, a family spirit united the Lees, making them a force in Virginian and American affairs.

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  • Release date

    January 30, 2007

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781483064383
      • File size: 401210 KB
      • Duration: 13:55:51

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • Text Difficulty: 9-12

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Nagel offers a generous history of seven generations of the family famous for Confederate General Robert E. Lee, starting from the family's first U.S. settlers, Richard and Anne Lee. Nagel's research is impeccable, and the historical value great. But despite Nagel's excellence, the reading of this saga makes the work difficult to appreciate, let alone finish. Lewis's high, nasal voice is unadorned by inflection, save for an annoying lift of half an octave whenever quotation marks appear in the text. Since Nagel sprinkles these throughout the story, the audible effect distracts significantly. R.P.L. (c) AudioFile 2000, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      August 1, 1990
      Historian Nagel, chronicler of the presidential Adams family ( Descent from Glory ), here presents another splendidly written, poignant, well-researched portrait of a notable clan through approximately 230 years, starting in 1640 with the arrival in Virginia of Richard Lee from Shropshire, England. We're made aware that the considerable contributions of the Lee family to the public, economic, military and intellectual life of the nation have been overshadowed by its most famous figure, Confederate general Robert E. Lee. From among the myriad (and occasionally confusing in their sheer number) members of this close-knit but usually politically feuding clan, several stand out, along with the general--Richard Henry, whose original motion for independence was incorporated by Jefferson into the Declaration of Independence, and headstrong, self-destructive cavalry leader ``Light-Horse Harry.'' If, as Nagel notes, the Lees, like the Adamses, were often temperamentally estranged from their times, there was a marked difference: unlike the coolly detached Adamses, the Lees were passionate for involvement.

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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Languages

  • English

Levels

  • Text Difficulty:9-12

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