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Title: The Revolutionary War Memoirs of General Henry Lee by Robert E. Lee, Henry Lee, Charles Royster ISBN: 0-306-80841-2 Publisher: DaCapo Press Pub. Date: April, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Stirring, Thrilling, You Are There
Comment: Anyone with a sobriquet of "Lighthorse Harry" sets up some expectations with his memoirs, but this book delivers on them. Not only does the book take you into the thick of battle in the Revolutionary War's "Southern Campaign", it also takes you to deliberations about how the Colonists reacted to British Rule and what kind of government America should have and how it should solve practical issues of the day. Henry Lee was there for all of it as one of the "Lees of Virginia". This book has a zest and pacing that gently draws the reader in for the next installment.
Rating: 4
Summary: a "must" for the student of the Revolution in the South
Comment: Lee's work is well written and, in some cases, provides the only description of the legion of battles and skirmishes that characterized the Southern Campaign. The reader needs to keep in mind that Lee wrote in the 18th century tradition of exagerating one's own triumphs and glossing over any shortcomings. Lee likewise writes in a seemingly authoritative manner about events where he wasn't present. For example his condemnation of the NC militia at the battle of Guilford CH has influenced most subsequent accounts although Lee wasn't aware that their orders allowed them to leave the field after delivering up two rounds. In contrast he fails to mention the flight of the Virginia militia in the right wing. Given these faults, Lee's work is still the best of it's kind. Any Rev War library should have a copy.
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Title: Light-Horse Harry Lee and the Legacy of the American Revolution by Charles Royster ISBN: 0807119105 Publisher: Louisiana State University Press Pub. Date: May, 1994 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: A Devil of a Whipping: The Battle of Cowpens by Lawrence E. Babits ISBN: 080784926X Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Pr Pub. Date: February, 2001 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: A Leap in the Dark: The Struggle to Create the American Republic by John E. Ferling ISBN: 0195159241 Publisher: Oxford Press Pub. Date: June, 2003 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
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Title: Encyclopedia of the American Revolution by Mark Mayo Boatner ISBN: 0811705781 Publisher: Stackpole Books Pub. Date: August, 1994 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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Title: "Bayonet! Forward": My Civil War Reminiscences by Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain ISBN: 1879664216 Publisher: Stan Clark Military Books Pub. Date: December, 1994 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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