Lee, John Perry
Lee, John Perry
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Lee
A Life of Virtue

Author: John Perry

Series: Generals

Narrator: William Dufris

Unabridged: 6 hr 24 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Published: 10/01/2019

Synopsis

Traitor. Divider. Defender of slavery. This damning portrayal of Robert E. Lee has persisted through 150 years of history books. And yet it has no basis in fact.In the spirit of bold restoration, Lee: A Life of Virtue reveals the true Leeùpassionate patriot, caring son, devoted husband, doting father, donÆt-tread-on-me Virginian, Godfearing Christian.Weaving forgotten facts and revelations (Lee considered slavery a moral outrage) with striking personal details (for years he carried his weakened mother to and from her carriage), biographer John Perry crafts a compelling treatment of the virtuous warrior who endured withering opposition and sacrificed all to stand for Constitutional freedoms.

About John Perry

John Perry graduated cum laude from Vanderbilt University, with additional studies at University College, Oxford, England. Before beginning his career as an author in 1997, he was an award-winning advertising copywriter and radio producer. John has published 21 books as an author, collaborator, or ghostwriter. He is the biographer of Sgt. Alvin York, Mary Custis Lee (wife of Robert E. Lee and great granddaughter of Martha Washington), and George Washington Carver. Among other books, he has also written about the 1925 Scopes “monkey” trial (Monkey Business, with Marvin Olasky, B&H Publishing, 2005) and contemporary prison reform (God Behind Bars, Thomas Nelson, 2006). He is a two-time Gold Medallion finalist and Lincoln Prize nominee. He lives in Nashville.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Noah on September 03, 2017

Robert E. Lee possessed many wonderful qualities. He was dutiful, hard working, honest, intelligent, courageous, kind, a good father and the best soldier in America. In Lee: A Life of Virtue, John Perry focuses on these qualities to argue that Lee was one of the best of men, but, I just can't quite......more

Goodreads review by Yeap on June 05, 2015

Great Leader......more

Goodreads review by MC on February 02, 2014

When people write biographies, their finished work will normally take on one of two different voices. That is, the author will either clearly end up sympathizing with the cause of his subject, or deriding the cause of his subject. To be sure, many authors do try to be fair, and not take a side, but,......more

Goodreads review by Dale on November 26, 2013

A solid biography, but not without its problems First, a bit about this reviewer and Civil War books. This is my 80th Civil War book. Robert E. Lee figures prominently in almost every one of them. I consider him to be the finest general that served on either side in that war and that is high praise i......more

Goodreads review by Deborah on September 05, 2010

Portrait of Gen. Robert E. Lee, officer of the...Image via WikipediaFor most of us, little is know about the Generals of the Civil War; Generals like Robert E. Lee; except for the fact that he surrendered to General Grant at the end of that bitter conflict. John Perry in his book, Lee - A Life Of Vi......more

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